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Florida Man Sentenced to Prison for Medicaid Scam

Tampa, Florida – In a shocking case of greed-fueled deceit, Marcus Lloyd Anderson, 36, of St. Petersburg, has been sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison for health care fraud.

According to court documents, Anderson submitted bogus claims to the Florida Medicaid program and related managed care organizations for services that were never provided to patients. He falsely claimed that patients had received counseling at his treatment facility when, as he knew, they were not there. In fact, some patients were hospitalized or placed in assisted living facilities elsewhere when Anderson lied, claiming they were in his care.

Anderson also stole and misused the billing credentials of multiple doctors by billing for services he claimed they had rendered to patients at his facility, when those doctors had left his employment many months before. By lying about the services rendered and misusing billing credentials, Anderson stole more than $300,000 from these programs.

Anderson had pleaded guilty on April 30, 2020. The court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $323,248, which were the proceeds of the offense.

“Stealing from Medicaid, a taxpayer-funded safety net program, is a reprehensible crime that diverts funds intended to serve some of the most vulnerable individuals in our country,” said Special Agent in Charge Omar Pérez Aybar of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.

The case was investigated by Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, the Florida Office of Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and the St. Petersburg Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristen A. Fiore.

Attorney General Ashley Moody said, “This fraudster misused billing credentials of physicians and charged the government for services not rendered to steal from taxpayers. Thankfully, our Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigators, working with federal authorities, uncovered the scheme and now, this fraudster will serve time in a federal prison.”

Anderson’s sentence serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of such heinous crimes. As the investigation unfolds, it is clear that Anderson’s actions not only financially harmed the Medicaid program but also put vulnerable individuals at risk.

Defendant: Marcus Lloyd Anderson, Crime: Health Care Fraud, State: Florida, Year: 2020, Sentence: One year and a day in federal prison, Money Judgment: $323,248, Crime Date: April 30, 2020