Between January 2006 and May 2008 ....wow this one moved quick.
Five months,and all done. Just investigate the trial that has yet to have the CEO and ex-HEALTHCARE Executive , James K Happgoon trial after eight years?
Another SILENT BAILOUT....The feds statement implies closure. What are they hiding?
Medical Equipment Company Owner Convicted In Motorized Wheelchair Fraud
September 24, 2008 in Health Fraud by Dave Westheimer
Yet another example of the blatant Medicare fraud that’s been going on in public for years: a federal jury in Los Angeles on Monday convicted the owner of durable medical equipment supplier Pacific City Group in connection with a scheme to get Medicare to pay for motorized wheelchairs that weren’t needed. Leonard Nwafor was convicted on 11 counts including health care fraud and conspiracy. Between January 2006 and May 2008 his company billed Medicare over $1.1 million and was paid $526,000 for the wheelchairs, which sell for as much as $7,000 each. Evidence at the trial allegedly showed that prescriptions for the motorized wheelchairs purporting to be from several LA-area doctors were forged. A “beneficiary” testified that a company representative posing as a Medicare official threatened her with loss of benefits if she and her husband didn’t accept two wheelchairs they didn’t need.
Nwafor faces a statutory maximum of 110 years in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for December 1 before US District Judge John Walter. He also faces federal mail fraud charges in a separate case (DOJ).
http://letterofapology.com/2008/09/24/medical-equipment-company-owner-convicted-in-motorized-wheelchair-fraud/
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