Fugitive
Manuel Rodriguez Garcia
Fugitive Status | sentenced |
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Charges | Conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, health care fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States, pay health care kickbacks |
Amount of Arrears | $14,000,000 |
Investigation Details
Manual Rodriguez Garcia was sentenced May 12, 2016 to over seven years in prison and $14 million in restitution.
Garcia was apprehended on January 19, 2016 at Miami International Airport.
Rodriguez was indicted on November 2015 on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, health care fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay health care kickbacks. Investigators believe that Rodriguez and his co-conspirators falsely billed Medicare for millions of dollars for home health care services that were never provided or were medically unnecessary.
- Health Care Fraud