Fort Lauderdale Man Pleads Guilty To $36.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Omar Solari (35, Fort Lauderdale) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud in a $36.2 million scheme in which pharmacy owners paid kickbacks and bribes to telemarketers and telemedicine providers to secure orders for medically unnecessary prescriptions that were billed to Medicare. Solari faces up to 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Action Details
- Date:March 20, 2024
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions