Doctor pleads guilty to Medicare fraud again
TweetMiami-Dade doctor Carmen Lourdes del Cuerto pleaded guilty again last week to participating in a Medicare fraud scheme with four other doctors between 2003 and 2006. Del Cuerto and the four other doctors were accused of prescribing approximately $19.5 million in drugs for HIV patients who did not need or receive the therapy. The doctors submitted false claims and were paid almost $16 million by the federal health insurance program.
Dr. Carmen del Cuerto faces up to 10 years for Thursday’s conviction and March’s conviction of a $10 million HIV infusion scam. Her sentencing is set for September and she must also repay Medicare $4.5 million.
Medicare schemes in South Florida have been abundant in recent years and the state of Florida is doing everything they can to stop the fraud before it occurs.
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