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Mother-Son Duo Arrested For Defrauding Medicaid Out Of More Than $300,000 By Providing Patient Kickbacks To Attend Rehab Sessions

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit today announced the arrest of two Miami-Dade County healthcare workers for paying illegal kickbacks to Medicaid recipients. According to an investigation by MFCU, a mother-son duo, Gladys Aracely Gomez and Edward Exequiel Garcia-Gomez, paid illegal kickbacks to patients to receive psychosocial rehabilitation services to defraud the state Medicaid program of more than $300,000.

Read more on www.myfloridalegal.com

Action Details

  • Date:March 28, 2023
  • Agency:Florida Attorney General
  • Enforcement Types:
    • State Enforcement Agencies