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Former Owner of Local Durable Medical Equipment Company is Sentenced to 35 Months in Federal Prison for Defrauding Medicare and Medicaid

Dallas - Philip Odoemena, 60, the former owner/operator of Kingsway Medical Systems, Inc., (Kingsway) was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn to 35 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $483,995 in restitution, following his guilty plea in September 2012 to one count of health care fraud. Odoemena has been in custody since his arrest in early May 2012. Today's announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:June 26, 2013
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions