Houston Ambulance Operator Sentenced for Her Role in $2.4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

TX 2013 Ambulance / Medical Transport
OIG Medicare Fraud
Penalty
$2.4 million

Outcome

OIG enforcement action against Houston Ambulance Operator Sentenced for Her Role in $2.4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme for medicare fraud. Penalty: $2.4 million.

Details

Houston Ambulance Operator Sentenced for Her Role in $2.4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme — OIG Enforcement (2013)

OIG took enforcement action against Houston Ambulance Operator Sentenced for Her Role in $2.4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme in TX in 2013 involving medicare fraud violations in the Ambulance / Medical Transport sector.

Penalty: $2.4 million

Violation types: Medicare Fraud
Entity type: Ambulance Service
Penalty type: Criminal
Location: TX

Source: Houston Ambulance Operator Sentenced for Her Role in $2.4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

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Source: Houston Ambulance Operator Sentenced for Her Role in $2.4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

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