Huey P. Williams Jr., $3.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme, Texas 2010
Huey P. Williams Jr. Faces $3.4 Million Medicare Fraud Charges
Huey P. Williams Jr., 44, of Katy, Texas, was arrested yesterday for his alleged role in a $3.4 million Medicare fraud scheme.
According to the indictment, Williams orchestrated and executed a scheme to defraud Medicare beginning in 2006 and continuing until July 2010.
Williams allegedly submitted false and fraudulent claims to Medicare through his Houston-area DME companies – Hermann Medical Supplies Inc. and Hermann Medical Supplies II (Hermann Medical) – which purported to provide orthotics and other DME to Medicare beneficiaries.
Hermann Medical allegedly submitted claims to Medicare for DME, including orthotic devices, which were medically unnecessary and/or never provided.
From December 2006 through July 2010, Williams submitted claims of approximately $3.4 million to Medicare.
An indictment is merely a formal accusation. Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The case was investigated by the FBI, HHS-OIG and MFCU and was brought as part of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, under the supervision of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.
The case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Ashlee Caligone McFarlane of the Fraud Section.
Since its inception in March 2007, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, now operating in nine cities across the country, has charged more than 1,700 defendants who have collectively billed the Medicare program for more than $5.5 billion.
Defendant: Huey P. Williams Jr.
Criminal Charges: One count of health care fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison upon conviction.
City and State: Houston, Texas
Arrest Date: Not specified
Sentence or Outcome: Not specified
Dollar Amount: $3.4 million
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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