State regulator took $100,000 in bribes to tip off nursing homes. Now, she’s headed to prison
Esformes, who once made more than
Earlier this year, the charge of bribing the state regulator added a layer of intrigue to a massive Medicare fraud case against Esformes in
Esformes, 48, is accused of exploiting his network of about 20 Miami-Dade skilled-nursing and assisted-living facilities to fleece the Medicare program by filing false claims for services that were not necessary or in some instances not provided to about 14,000 patients. Most of the patients came from
Esformes supplied tens of thousands of dollars in cash to Blanco but never knew her.
Esformes relied on two trusted business associates -- brothers Gabriel and
Two people acted as intermediaries for the Delgados:
Esformes' legal team, led by defense attorney
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