Ambulance Company Manager Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for $5.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

CA 2026 Ambulance / Medical Transport
OIG Medicare Fraud
Penalty
$5.5 million

Outcome

OIG enforcement action against Ambulance Company Manager Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for $5.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme for medicare fraud. Penalty: $5.5 million.

Details

Ambulance Company Manager Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for $5.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme — OIG Enforcement (2026)

OIG took enforcement action against Ambulance Company Manager Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for $5.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme in CA in 2026 involving medicare fraud violations in the Ambulance / Medical Transport sector.

Penalty: $5.5 million

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

Source: Ambulance Company Manager Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for $5.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

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Source: Ambulance Company Manager Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for $5.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

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