November 5, 2018

A Michigan-based patient recruiter for home health care agencies was convicted, following trial, for her role in a scheme to bill Medicare for claims arising from illegal kickbacks. Together with co-conspiring home healthcare agencies, Sophia Eggleston defrauded Medicare of $1.1 million. The scheme, which was active for at least three years, involved Eggleston soliciting and receiving kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals to co-conspirator home health agency contacts, who then submitted Medicare claims for services purportedly provided to the referred patients. Eggleston faces sentencing in February. DOJ

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