October 14, 2022

The owners of two Texas-based home health clinics have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each after a jury convicted them of conspiring to commit healthcare fraud.  Alfred Olotin Alatan, who owned Colony Home Health Services, and Francis Ekene, who owned Milten Medical Clinic, allegedly paid recruiters for patient information, then billed providers for home health services, regardless of need.  Co-conspirators Susana Bermudez and Rita Kpotie Smith, both of whom operated the clinics under Alatan’s direction, are currently serving 2.5 years and 5 years in prison, respectively.  USAO SDTX

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