Seven Individuals Charged in Florida Healthcare Fraud Schemes

Fraud and Compliance Update 10/4/2019 (AHLA)U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida Maria Chapa Lopez announced charges against seven individuals for their alleged involvement in schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care benefit programs, and in conspiracies to illicitly obtain and distribute oxycodone and other controlled substances.

According to a press release, Marcus Anderson was charged in a 13-count indictment with health care fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing providers’ identities to submit more than $1.2 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicaid.

Teresa Johnson, who owned and operated Tri-County Medical Billing, was charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud for allegedly submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, and ChampVA, on behalf of a medical doctor who owned several clinics in Florida. In addition, Hong Truong, Jessica Evans, Lucretia Mullan, Robin Lloyd, and Patrice Jackson were charged in separate indictments with conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense Schedule II controlled substances, among other charges.

Charges contained in the indictments are allegations only; all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.