Glen Elwood McKenzie, Jr., Health Care Fraud, Texas 2017
Austin Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Scheme
Austin, TX - In a shocking turn of events, 68-year-old patient recruiter Glen Elwood McKenzie, Jr. of Cedar Park, TX pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a Health Care Fraud scheme. This scheme, announced by United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., involved the FBI and the Texas Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
McKenzie appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Mark Lane and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the federal anti-kickback law and one count of soliciting and receiving kickbacks. Each count carries a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison. McKenzie remains on bond pending sentencing, which has yet to be scheduled.
According to court records, McKenzie was the President of the Board of Directors of an emergency shelter house located approximately eighty miles from Austin. The facility provided temporary shelter for crisis intervention and mental health services to children and youth ages 5 to 17 who had been removed from their homes by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
By pleading guilty, McKenzie admitted to receiving over $15,000 in kickbacks from licensed psychologists Dr. William Joseph Dubin and his son, Dr. David Fox Dubin, who operated Psychological A.R.T.S. in Austin. The doctors allegedly caused fraudulent billings totaling approximately $300,000 to be submitted to the Texas Medicaid program and the Texas Vocational Rehabilitation Services program for various psychological services.
Jury selection for the doctors is scheduled for January 2, 2018, before U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks in Austin. Upon conviction, each count related to illegal kickbacks carries a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison, while each count related to Health Care Fraud carries a maximum sentence of ten years in federal prison.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, together with investigators from the Texas Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, investigated this case. Special Assistant United States Attorney Rex Beasley is prosecuting this case on behalf of the Government.
An indictment is merely a charge and should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Health Care Fraud
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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