Tampa men plead guilty in $175 million healthcare fraud scheme

Federal prosecutors call it the biggest healthcare fraud case in history. They say five men have all pleaded guilty to nearly $175 million of fraud.

All of them are from Tampa Bay. This week, Larry Everett Smith, of Tampa, was the latest defendant to plead guilty.

Court records show the men submitted millions of dollars’ worth of bogus prescriptions to giant pharmacies including, CVS Caremark, Optum and others.

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[josephnolan]

This should have been caught much earlier in the process. How on earth did this not get flagged sooner?

[kingstyles]

Maybe one of them should be the next Senator like Rick Scott he did the same thing and Became governor then senator

[rynolascavio]

I know someone who worked for the guy in the red shirt a long time ago. He said the guy was a complete asshole. Never paid anyone in his pill warehouse more than minimum wage while constantly putting everyone down at every occasion.
My friend only worked there for a month. He said it was the most toxic work environment he had ever been in.

[LuisC]

They should all face the electric chair for this High crime. Wow.

[ronwilson]

175 million is still over 800 million away from a billion but I get what he’s sayin tragic none the less

[charlessmith]

Rick Scott's HCA paid over 2 billion and Wellcare paid over $200 million for the Todd Farha and others situation, so $175 mil is hardly the largest anything. Does anyone fact check anything anymore?

[cyrysvonnachtseite]

And yet. Took YEARS ….. FULL RESTITUTION……. Apparently checks and balances was no way exercised like all major companies do ….. Blame them too

[mr.sharkpuppet]

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