Tariq Hafeez, Esq.
Another health care racket was shut down in metro Detroit
last month, as Amer Ehsan was sentenced to 80 months in prison. As the owner of
Advance Home Health Care Services Inc., Ehsan was able to defraud patients and
the government for over $7 million dollars.
The actions committed by him and his co-conspirators that
included physicians, physical therapists and patient recruiters took advantage
of the new Medicare program that offers assistance to disabled patients who need health
services around the clock. He paid physicians to refer beneficiaries to his
company and also to produce false documentation stating that patients needed
home health care. He also scammed the
government by creating fake patients for his physical therapy company, Michigan
Rehab and Management Services LLC. He
used the same scheme with physical therapists as he did with physicians for
home health care referrals. Some patients were in on the scam as well,
receiving cash kickbacks if they agreed to sign fake physical therapy records.
In total, Medicare paid a total of more than $4.5 million
and U.S. District Judge Paul D. Borman intends to get every penny back. In
addition to the federal prison sentence, Ehsan was also ordered to pay over
$4.5 million in restitution.
I have increasingly represented health care providers and
physicians who are in this very situation, and am willing to help anyone who is
in need of legal counsel for health care related business matters.
If you, or someone you know, is a healthcare professional or provider
and is facing legal action, call Fausone Bohn LLP immediately and ask for Tariq
Hafeez. Tariq is focused on
providing legal counsel to health care related businesses including physicians'
practices and home health care providers in addition to his expertise in the
areas of business and corporate law, and commercial and civil litigation. Call
today for your free consultation.
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