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Justice concept in courtroom.\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-850x573.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A former <strong data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"93\">NFL player<\/strong> and owner of multiple <strong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"151\">durable medical equipment (DME)<\/strong> companies was sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison for orchestrating a massive <strong data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"265\">health care fraud<\/strong> scheme that targeted <strong data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"299\">Medicare<\/strong> and a veterans\u2019 health program, officials announced this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"573\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Federal authorities said Joel Rufus French, 47, of Armory, Mississippi, used a network of companies to obtain and sell patient information and fraudulent doctors\u2019 orders for orthotic braces that patients neither wanted nor medically needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"679\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">French was sentenced to 196 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $110.7 million in restitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"696\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Quick Facts:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"1096\">\n<li data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"735\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"713\">Defendant:<\/strong> Joel Rufus French, 47<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"771\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"751\">Location:<\/strong> Armory, Mississippi<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"816\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"787\">Sentence:<\/strong> 196 months in federal prison<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"860\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"836\">Fraud Amount:<\/strong> Nearly <strong data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"860\">$200 million<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"900\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"887\">Restitution Ordered:<\/strong> $110,753,619<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"950\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"924\">Assets Forfeited:<\/strong> Approximately $17 million<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"1004\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"975\">Programs Targeted:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"988\">Medicare<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1004\">CHAMPVA<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1005\" data-end=\"1096\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1018\">Scheme:<\/strong> Selling patient data and sham doctors\u2019 orders for unnecessary orthotic braces<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joel Rufus French former NFL player shaft&#039;s Veterans: 200 million dollar medical fraud. #veterans\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6OXjOSNjNYY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1373\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to prosecutors, French owned a marketing company and was the beneficial owner of eight <strong data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1212\">DME companies<\/strong> involved in the fraudulent operation. The scheme generated false claims for orthopedic braces by exploiting patient information and bogus medical prescriptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1600\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The fraudulent claims were submitted to <strong data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1427\">Medicare<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1523\">Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)<\/strong>, a federal health care program serving veterans\u2019 families and beneficiaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1789\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In addition to the prison sentence, the court ordered French to forfeit approximately $17 million that federal investigators seized from bank accounts and other assets tied to the scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1791\" data-end=\"1975\"><span style=\"font-size: 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