July 25, 2016
Florida announced the arrests of three individuals for operating a $1 billion Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme involving numerous Miami-based health care providers. Attorney General Bondi’s MFCU, as part of the HEAT Strike Force, assisted in identifying more than $100 million of Medicaid fraud in connection to this scheme. According to the indictment, Philip Esformes, 47, operated a network of more than 30 skilled nursing homes and assisted living facilities...