Judge rejects couple's plea deal in major patient information theft case
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, May 17, 2010
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A Florida couple accused of stealing patient records from Jackson Memorial Hospital are facing prison time.
But a federal judge thinks it’s not enough time. That judge last week refused to accept the Coral Cable, FL couple’s plea bargain last week, according to the Miami Herald.
According to an FBI Miami press release, the FBI indicted March 4, 2010 Ruben Rodriguez, 61, and Maria Victoria Suarez, 52, both of Coral Gables, "on charges that include conspiring to steal personal identification information of individuals and sell the information to various South Florida personal injury attorneys and clinics."
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