Florida man pleads guilty in fraud case
By HME News Staff
Updated 10:02 AM CDT, Wed September 11, 2024
TRENTON, N.J. – A Miami Beach, Fla., man has admitted to his role in a DME fraud scheme, pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court:
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Vehovec and his conspirators solicited and received kickbacks and bribes in exchange for providing DME companies with completed doctor orders for medically unnecessary DME, such as orthotic braces.
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Vehovec and his conspirators used the service of telemedicine companies to obtain these prescriptions for DME, and the DME orders were subsequently fraudulently billed to Medicare and other health care benefit programs, causing losses to Medicare and other health care benefit programs of at least $4.2 million.
The charge of conspiracy to commit health care fraud is punishable by a maximum potential penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross profit or loss caused by the offense, whichever is greatest. Vehovec’s sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 27, 2025.
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