A Miami-Dade man who defrauded Medicare to the tune of $55 million, used the funds to purchase Lamborghinis, Bentleys, thoroughbred horses and diamond jewelry, before he was arrested authorities say.
Miami Herald: Ihosvany Marquez, 38, was detained without bond Monday by a federal magistrate judge on charges of submitting $55 million in false claims to Medicare for bogus HIV and cancer services at his seven clinics in Miami-Dade and Orlando. The taxpayer-funded healthcare program paid Marquez and other partners in the alleged conspiracy about $22 million from 2005 to 2007, according to an indictment.
“This is an absolutely massive Medicare fraud scheme, even by Miami standards,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Stumphauzer said, pushing for no bond, noting that a suspect in a related case fled the country last year to avoid trial.
