Ihosvany Marquez admitted that he and several other co-conspirators worked together to file more than $55 million in false claims to Medicare for HIV and cancer treatments at his seven clinics in the Miami-Dade and Orlando area. Mr. Marquez and his conspirators pocketed $22 million in reimbursements from the government as a result of the scheme, which went toward purchasing a five-bedroom home, thoroughbred horses and luxury cars including Mercedes-Benzes and Lamborghinis, according to the report.
The judge who sentenced Mr. Marquez will suspend her decision for one week to give his attorney and prosecutors time to conclude how many millions of dollars he actually bilked from the federal healthcare program, according to the report.
Read the Miami Herald news report about Mr. Ihosvany Marquez’ sentence.
Read other coverage about Medicare fraud:
– Orthopedic Device Supplier Charged With Fraudulently Billing Medicare $100K
– CHRISTUS Health in Houston to Pay $1M Settlement in Medicare Fraud Lawsuit
– CMS to Distribute $9M in Grants to Strengthen Senior Medicare Patrol Program
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