Healthcare software company owner convicted of $1B Medicare fraud conspiracy
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- #Healthcare Fraud
- #Medicare Scam
- #Legal Conviction
- Founder of HealthSplash convicted in $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme involving false doctors' orders.
- Scheme used telemarketing, foreign call centers, and spam to target seniors for unnecessary medical equipment.
- Platform DMERx generated fraudulent prescriptions; conspirators took kickbacks for referrals.
- Medicare and other insurers billed over $1 billion, paying more than $450 million.
- Defendant faces up to 20 years in prison; sentencing scheduled for August 2026.
- Multiple agencies (HHS-OIG, FBI, VA-OIG, DCIS) investigated; Justice Department emphasizes ongoing anti-fraud efforts.