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Robert Smith III, $61M Telemarketing Fraud, Texas 2026
Archer City, Texas resident Robert “Bobby” Leon Smith III, 50, was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release on Wednesday. Smith was convicted for orchestrating a $61.5 million health care and wire fraud conspiracy targeting Medicare beneficiaries. The scheme involved deceptive telemarketing and the unnecessary shipment of orthotic braces,…
Christopher Harwood, $46M Medicare Fraud, Florida 2026
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Christopher Harwood, 43, pleaded guilty Friday to orchestrating a $46.2 million Medicare fraud scheme that operated for over six years. Harwood admitted to owning and operating TelevisitMD, a telemedicine company used to illegally obtain prescriptions for unnecessary orthotic braces and genetic tests. According to court documents, Harwood and his co-conspirators used…
