Raleigh man targeted older, disabled individuals in $500K+ healthcare fraud, DOJ says
"The defendant in this case preyed upon the most vulnerable in our society - the elderly, the poor, and the disabled," said
Ford and his co-conspirator
More than 5,000 claims were submitted for mental health services that were never provided to about 145 alleged beneficiaries, court records and evidence showed.
The claims totaled approximately
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In order to obtain these individuals' Medicare information, the DOJ said Ford led a variety of schemes.
In one, Ford's company offered services such as electronic conversions of health records or teletherapy counseling to assisted living homes for elderly individuals and people with disabilities.
In another, the company offered free food in exchange for the Medicare information of low-income, elderly parishioners at churches in
"It is disturbing when fraudsters exploit vulnerable Medicare enrollees and defraud federal health care programs for personal gain," said Special Agent in Charge
"Today's verdict in this case shows that our agency, working with our law enforcement partners, will continue to hold bad actors accountable and protect both Medicare and those served by this program."
Ford will face up to 52 years in prison when he is sentenced in
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