April 30, 2019
Posted April 30, 2019
Anna Ramira-Ambriz, the owner of a durable medical equipment (DME) company, pleaded guilty on March 31, 2017, to defrauding Medicare out of more than $3 million. Ramirez-Ambriz owned Compassionate Medical Supplylocated in Edinburg. From 2007 through 2013, Ramirez-Ambriz billed Texas Medicaid for higher quantities and more costly incontinence supplies than were actually delivered. She will be sentenced to federal prison for over six years, followed by an immediate three years of supervised release. Ramira-Ambriz was also ordered to pay over $3 million in restitution to the Texas Medicaid Program. DOJ
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