Former Owner of Wilkesboro Clinical Laboratory Pleads Guilty To Criminal Health Care Fraud and Tax Charges and Agrees To Pay $300,000 to Settle Civil Fraud Allegations
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The former owner of Wilkesboro Clinical Laboratory ("WCL") pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for his involvement in a health care fraud scheme in which he and his company billed Medicare for services which were not rendered, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Louis Francis Curte, 49, also admitted he filed false tax returns from 2007 to 2010. In a separate civil settlement with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Curte also agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve civil fraud allegations that he and his company violated the Physician Self-Referral Act or "Stark Law."
Action Details
- Date:April 25, 2013
- Agency:U.S. Attorney
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions