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Miami-area clinic proprietor charged in $23M Medicare fraud scheme
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May 21st, 2010UncategorizedWASHINGTON –
A Miami-area HIV infusion clinicproprietor and operator has been charged for her alleged involvement in a $23 million HIV infusion MEdicare fraud strategyAn bill of bill of indictment complaint degree Fahrenheitor Crisologo with one count of confederacy to defraud the United States, cause the submission of false claim to the Medicare programand salary health care kickback; one count of confederacy to commit healthcare fraud; and three count of submitting false claim to the Medicare program. Crisologo is also charged with one count of confederacy to launder the return of her alleged law-breaking and four count of money laundering
According to the bill of indictment, Crisologo was the proprietor and operator of watt second & F Community medical examination Center, Iraqi National Congress She allegedly submitted about $23 million in false and fraudulent claim to the Medicare program for HIV injection and infusion services supposedly provided through watt second & F.
According to the indictment, Crisologo and others paid kickbacks to Medicare donee in exchange for claiming they received legitimate services at the clinic.
According to the indictment, Crisologo laundered the return of the fraudulent Medicare claim by transferring thousand of dollar to two shell corp that she owned and controlled, ABC’s Med Way, Inc., and the MSG investing and services corp
The indictment seek forfeiture of assets held by the defendant and slammer time.
