The defendants were involved in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare for physical therapy services by claiming the services were provided by a physician when in fact they were not.
The two are scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 2, according to the report.
Read the Sun Herald’s report on the Mississippi Medicare fraud scheme.
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