El Paso woman sentenced in fraud case
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:01 AM CST, Wed December 4, 2024
EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso woman was sentenced to 60 months in prison for conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Edelmira Marquez, 59, engaged in fraudulent billing practices as the owner of Marquez Medical Supply, a durable medical equipment company located in El Paso. Marquez’s scheme involved substituting and providing lesser valued items to Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries/patients, then billing Medicaid and Medicare for the greater valued items. The items were primarily continence supplies, including adult diapers, wipes and bed liners. Marquez made her initial court appearance Jan. 19, 2024, and was released on bond. She pleaded guilty to the single count on March 7. Upon sentencing, Marquez was remanded into federal custody. Marquez was also fined $20,000 and ordered to pay $1.7 million in restitution to Medicaid. The FBI and the Texas Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigated the case.
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