Nieves Suarez, Health Care Fraud, Florida 2018

Miami resident Nieves Suarez, 48, has been convicted of health care fraud in a two-week jury trial.

Suarez, who owned and operated a fraudulent community retail pharmacy, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and four substantive counts of health care fraud.

The pharmacy, Golden Owl Pharmacy & Discount Corp., located at 1874 SW 57th Ave, Miami, Florida, was reimbursed approximately $1.6 million by the Medicare Part D program from November 2011 through August 2014. However, audits revealed shortages totaling $915,784.

Suarez faces up to 20 years in prison for the conspiracy charge and up to 10 years in prison for each substantive health care fraud count of conviction.

Sentencing is scheduled for December 12, 2018, 10:00 a.m., before U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke (Case No. 18-20175-CR).

U.S. Attorney Fajardo Orshan commended the investigative efforts of the FBI and HHS-OIG in this matter. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Clark.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/miami-resident-convicted-trial-owning-and-operating-fraudulent-community-retail