TYLER, Texas – Joe White, the 66-year-old former Chief Financial Officer of Dr. Tariq Mahmood’s Texas hospitals, has been charged with health care fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
White was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 22, 2014, and charged with making false statements to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and aggravated identity theft.
White appeared for an arraignment hearing today before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 established incentive payments under the Medicare and Medicaid programs for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals that meaningfully use Certified Electronic Health Record Technology.
According to the indictment, on November 20, 2012, White falsely attested to CMS that Shelby Regional Medical Center met the meaningful use requirements for the 2012 fiscal year.
As a result of the false attestation, CMS paid Shelby Regional $785,655.00. In total, hospitals operated by Dr. Mahmood, including Shelby Regional, were paid $16,794,462.66 by the Medicaid and Medicare EHR incentive programs for fiscal years 2011 and 2012.
White faces up to five years in federal prison for making a false statement and up to two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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