Tarek Wehbe

Between January 2002 and January 2007, Wehbe, a physician, allegedly submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance carriers in order to obtain reimbursement for services that were either not provided, medically unnecessary, and/or over-charged.

Wehbe allegedly perpetrated this fraud through the Renaissance Medical Group (RMG), based in Providence, Rhode Island, of which Wehbe was the president and owner. Health insurance carriers reimbursed RMG over $1.8 million by either depositing payments into RMG's bank account or sending reimbursement checks to RMG through the mail.

These funds were deposited into and transferred between Wehbe's personal bank accounts and those of RMG, which he controlled. Wehbe allegedly laundered money through an account in a foreign country.

Also, on more than 100 occasions, Wehbe allegedly issued prescriptions for controlled substances, such as Oxycodone and Hydrocodone, without medical justification.