64 year-old George Dalyn Houser of Georgia was sentenced in Federal
Court to 20 years in prison for Medicare fraud.
Houser and his wife operated three nursing homes and used them to
fraudulently bill Medicare and Medicaid for “worthless services.”
Houser will serve his 20-year sentence followed by 3 years of supervised release. He will also have to pay $6,742,808 in restitution to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Additionally, he must pay $872,515 in restitution to the IRS for failing to pay payroll taxes and personal income taxes.
Houser bought real estate, luxury vehicles, vacations, and
planned to build a hotel – all while the residents in his nursing homes allegedly
starved and lived in unacceptable conditions.
The nursing homes allegedly suffered from food shortages bordering on starvation, leaking roofs, no nursing or housekeeping supplies, poor sanitary conditions, major staff shortages, and safety concerns.
“Senior citizens in nursing homes are some of our most
vulnerable citizens. Houser stole
millions in taxpayer dollars while the residents entrusted to his care went
without food or medicine. Now he’ll
spend 20 years in prison,” said US Attorney Sally Quillan Yates.
The Office of the Inspector General is committed to
aggressively investigating and prosecuting these taxpayer-funded, worthless
service cases.
Medicare and Medicaid fraud are serious offenses and those
that commit them face harsh prosecutions and severe penalties or jail
time. Having quality legal advice is
imperative when defending such allegations.
The experienced fraud team at Fausone Bohn, LLP – Mark
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