{"id":14999,"date":"2015-08-25T12:22:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T19:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=14999"},"modified":"2015-08-25T12:24:49","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T19:24:49","slug":"medical-director-therapists-convicted-of-stealing-63-million-from-medicaremedicaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=14999","title":{"rendered":"Medical Director, Therapists Falsely Billed $63 Million to Medicare\/Medicaid"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"FBI<\/a>A federal jury convicted a medical director and three therapists who worked at the now-closed Health Care Solutions Network Inc.<\/strong> of fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid of more than $63 million, federal officials announced today.<\/p>\n

The false billing took place from 2004 to 2011, officials said.<\/p>\n

Medicare and Medicaid paid approximately $28 million on those claims, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Roger Rousseau<\/strong>, 73, of Miami; Doris Crabtree<\/strong>, 62, of Miami; Angela Salafia,<\/strong> 68, of Miami Beach, Florida; and Liliana Marks<\/strong>, 48, of Homestead, Florida, were found guilty Monday of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.<\/p>\n

In addition, Rousseau was convicted of two counts of health care fraud.\u00a0 Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 6, 2015, before U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola Jr<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Rousseau was the former medical director of Health Care Solutions allegedly provided intensive treatment for mental illness.\u00a0 Crabtree, Salafia and Marks were therapists who worked for Health Care Solutions, officials said.<\/p>\n

According to the evidence presented at trial, this is what happened:<\/strong><\/p>\n