Jeffrey Adedoyin Williams, 30, of North Lauderdale, pled guilty today to obstructing a federal healthcare fraud investigation linked to his work at Deerfield Medical Center (DMC), a Coral Springs addiction treatment facility operating under fraudulent pretenses. Williams admitted to one count of obstruction of a criminal health care investigation, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1518(a), becoming the fifth DMC employee to plead guilty and the fifteenth defendant overall in the sprawling Southern District of Florida probe.
Williams, employed at DMC as a urine sample collector and administrative assistant, played a key role in covering up the clinic’s illegal operations after federal agents served a grand jury subpoena on February 16, 2017. The FBI-led Greater Palm Beach Health Care Fraud Task Force demanded patient files and operational records. When DMC owner Richard Botero delivered incomplete documents and was questioned on February 22, he fled to Colombia the next morning—with Williams driving him to Miami International Airport.
Hours later, another DMC employee, Katherine Gonzalez, also escaped to Colombia. From abroad, Botero and Gonzalez directed Williams via phone to strip the clinic of evidence. He removed computers, files, and equipment from DMC’s offices, gutting the premises before law enforcement could execute a search warrant. When agents arrived, the clinic was empty—stripped clean in a coordinated attempt to derail the investigation.
Williams eventually admitted to federal agents that he had removed and concealed critical evidence, leading investigators to a storage unit where most of the hidden materials were recovered. But he withheld a crucial detail: he had already sold computer equipment belonging to Gonzalez that contained evidence relevant to the fraud probe, further obstructing justice.
The now-shuttered Deerfield Medical Center was a front for widespread fraud. Though owned by a non-physician, it operated as a doctors’ group, prescribing controlled substances through unlicensed staff and ordering medically unnecessary lab tests. Employees visited facilities like Reflections Treatment Center and New Life Treatment Center in Palm Beach and Broward Counties, pushing pills and pocketing profits—all under the guise of medical care.
U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg accepted Williams’ guilty plea and set sentencing for April 17, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. He faces a maximum of five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. The case was investigated by the FBI, IRS-Criminal Investigation, Florida Division of Investigative and Forensic Services, Amtrak OIG, DOL-EBSA, and NICB, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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