Fugitive
Jorge Reyes
Fugitive Status | sentenced |
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Charges | Conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, forfeiture |
Amount of Arrears | $2,800,000 |
Investigation Details
In September 2012, Jorge Reyes was sentenced to 10 years of incarceration and ordered to pay $2.8 million in restitution, joint and several.
On February 14, 2013, Jorge Reyes was captured in Ottawa, Canada. Reyes was indicted in June 2009 on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, and forfeiture.
Investigators believe that Reyes was involved in a health care fraud scheme involving Vazquez Pharmacy & Discount Corporation, a Miami-based company that purportedly provided durable medical equipment (DME) and other health care items to Medicare beneficiaries. Vazquez Pharmacy was owned by Benito Rodriguez.
According to court documents, Rodriguez caused Vazquez Pharmacy to submit more than $9.5 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for DME-related items that were either not prescribed or not provided as claimed. Medicare reimbursed Vazquez Pharmacy more than $3.2 million, which was then funneled to shell corporations. Investigators believe that Reyes formed two of these shell corporations, RYR Service Corporation and V.E.P. Corporation, and that these corporations also received funds from other pharmacies allegedly engaged in Medicare fraud.
In August 2011, Rodriguez was sentenced to 3 years and 2 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay $3.3 million in restitution.
Reyes is being detained by Ottawa police. U.S. authorities are working with the Canadian Government to have him extradited.
- Health Care Fraud