Accountant Busted for Medicare Scam in New Orleans
Christopher White, a 50-year-old accountant from Destrehan, Louisiana, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a $50 million Medicare fraud scheme in the New Orleans area.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, White participated in and attempted to cover up the scheme, which involved coordinating the payment of illegal kickbacks to patient recruiters who canvassed the streets of New Orleans to collect Medicare numbers from elderly and disabled Medicare recipients.
When a grand jury subpoena was issued to certain companies, White and others fabricated and backdated tax and employment records to conceal the fact that illegal kickbacks were being paid to these recruiters.
The scheme, which lasted over 10 years, involved multiple companies submitting more than $56 million in claims to Medicare, the vast majority of which were fraudulent. Medicare paid approximately $50.7 million on these claims.
White was also ordered to pay $2,272,241.96 in restitution. The FBI and HHS-OIG investigated the case, which was brought as part of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force.
Since its inception in March 2007, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force has charged nearly 2,900 defendants who have collectively billed the Medicare program for more than $10 billion.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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