Recently, in the Eastern District of Michigan, five more
individuals were charged for their participation in yet another Medicare fraud
scheme. The Department of Justice, FBI and the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) announced the charges in late September, stating the individuals
were involved in fraudulent health and psychotherapy services.
Defendants
charged in the documents include: Mohammed Sadiq, 65, Troy, Mich.; Jamella
Al-Jumail, 23, of Brownstown, Mich.; Firas Alky, 40, of Shelby Township, Mich.;
Clarence Cooper, 53, of Detroit; and Beverly Cooper, 58, of Detroit.
According to court documents the scheme involved a total of
more than $24.7 million in fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare. The
majority of this total was billed as home health care and psychotherapy
services that were either medically unnecessary or had never really occurred.
The investigation was triggered by the Medicare Fraud Strike
Force. Since its inception in March 2007, the strike force has charged more
than 1,330 defendants who collectively have fraudulently billed Medicare for
more than $4 billion. Working in
conjuncture with the FBI and HHS, the strike force hopes to increase
accountability and decrease the presence of fraudulent providers.
Fausone Bohn’s team working on Medicare fraud cases include
Mark Mandell, Tariq Hafeez, Breeda O’Leary and Matt Worley.
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