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Hospice Owner Sentenced To More Than 14 Years in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme

PHILADELPHIA - Matthew Kolodesh, a/k/a "Matvei Kolodech," 52, of Churchville, PA, was sentenced Friday to 176 months in prison and ordered to pay $16.2 million in restitution to Medicare and $16.2 million in a forfeiture money judgment for orchestrating a scheme to defraud Medicare through his home hospice business, among other crimes, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:May 27, 2014
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions