Rufus French gets 16 years for $197m healthcare fraud scheme
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Updated · Fox News · May 8
Rufus French gets 16 years for $197m healthcare fraud scheme
4 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 8
A US judge also ordered nearly $111m restitution and forfeiture of about $17m seized from bank accounts.
Prosecutors said French worked with overseas telemarketers and fraudulent companies to obtain altered patient consent and sham doctors' orders for unnecessary orthotic braces.
The Justice Department said the years-long scheme targeted elderly Americans, senior citizens and disabled veterans, generating taxpayer-funded claims; French was convicted of fraud, money laundering and kickback conspiracies.
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