MIAMI – In a stunning blow to healthcare fraud and money laundering, Magaly Travieso, 54, and Yudorki Ramirez, 53, both of Miami, Fla., have been sentenced for their roles in a $20 million scheme. Travieso was handed nine years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, while Ramirez received three years for conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Travieso, an advanced practitioner registered nurse and owner of ProMed Healthcare, L.L.C., is accused of orchestrating the fraudulent claims through her clinic. From March 2019 to January 2023, she and her co-conspirators submitted over $20 million in false insurance claims, with ProMed receiving more than $10 million.
The deceit included illegal kickbacks to patients and fabricated medical records to support claims for goods and services never provided. One egregious example was the creation of progress notes for “psychosocial rehabilitation” using fake stock quotes copied across patient records, even replicating typos in these fabricated entries.
Travieso and Ramirez then used the proceeds for personal gain. Travieso splurged $75,000 on a Land Rover Range Rover and approximately $750,000 on her Miami residence, while Ramirez lavished $141,923.02 on his Miami abode and laundered nearly $2 million into investment accounts.
In June 2024, law enforcement seized Travieso’s luxury vehicle and over $4 million from the couple’s bank accounts. Additional assets totaling over $2 million have since been recovered. The Court has ordered millions more in restitution to the government and victims.
The investigation was led by the FBI Miami Field Office, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Florida Attorney General’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Egozi prosecuted the case, with Joshua Paster handling asset forfeiture.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Public Corruption
- Source: Official Source ↗
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