Injections and infusions clinic recruiter sentenced to prison for Medicare fraud
Compliance Monitor, April 21, 2010
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Detroit resident, Wayne Smith, will serve 27 months in prison and jointly pay $4.9 million in restitution with co-defendants for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release.
Smith, 49, pleaded guilty in December 2009 to fraudulently billing Medicare for $6.5 million while working at purported infusion clinics Sacred Hope Center Inc., and Xpress Center Inc. The DOJ reports Smith worked as a patient recruiter, supplying cash and prescription kickbacks to more than 40 patients. Co-defendants Daisy Martinez and Jose Rosario would then create fictitious claims for injection and infusion therapy services.
Several co-conspirators including Martinez and Rosario were previously sentenced to jail time and to jointly pay the $4.9 million fine.
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