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Miami-Dade Nursing Home Owner Arrested for $395,000 in Medicaid Fraud

Tallahassee, Fla.-Miami-Dade nursing home owner Julius Ast was arrested today by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Miami-Dade Police Department for allegedly using the billing names of four non-existent businesses to submit fraudulent invoices to his business, Pines Nursing Home, which were then paid with Medicaid funds. This fraudulent scheme ultimately resulted in more than $395,000 in payments to Julius Ast. He is charged with one count of Medicaid fraud, one count of grand theft, and one count of organized fraud, all first-degree felonies.

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Action Details

  • Date:October 17, 2013
  • Agency:Florida Attorney General
  • Enforcement Types:
    • State Enforcement Agencies