Trussville Man Gets 56 Months for $5.3M Healthcare Fraud

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Trussville man John Alan Robson has been sentenced to 56 months in prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar healthcare fraud conspiracy.

Robson, 41, was also ordered to pay $1.1 million in forfeiture and nearly $5.3 million in restitution. He pleaded guilty to health care fraud conspiracy related to his work with Brian Bowman, James Ray, and others.

According to U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Robson’s actions were a crime of greed that exploited vulnerable patients and cost insurers millions. ‘Health care fraud is not a victimless crime,’ said Escalona, who vowed to continue fighting such crimes.

The FBI’s James DeLoatch echoed these sentiments, emphasizing the impact on U.S. taxpayers and the importance of aggressive prosecution. ‘This sentencing should serve as a warning to others who might engage in these types of schemes,’ DeLoatch stated.

Special Agent in Charge Tamala E. Miles of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General highlighted the threat kickback arrangements pose to the integrity of healthcare programs, noting that today’s sentence exemplifies their commitment to protecting patients and taxpayer-funded programs.

The details of Robson’s scheme involved generating medically unnecessary orders and prescriptions from doctors’ offices for billing to insurance companies. He marketed services like nerve conduction testing and high-reimbursing topical creams, earning kickbacks and commissions in the process. Robson even secured blank pre-signed prescriptions for himself and family members, regardless of medical necessity.