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YOURINFORMATIONFYIFORHIV Infusion Clinic Administrator SentencedMiami resident Aisa Perera, 42, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for herrole in an $11 million scheme to defraud the Medicare program, Acting AssistantAttorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. AttorneyR. Alexander Acosta of the Southern District of Florida announced on July 10,2008. For more: http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/July/08-crm-599.htmlFlorida Doctor Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Medicare FraudA Miami-area doctor was sentenced to 41 months in prison for her role inschemes to defraud the Medicare program, Acting Assistant Attorney GeneralMatthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. AlexanderAcosta of the Southern District of Florida announced on July 11, 2008. Inaddition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia M. Altonagasentenced Ana Caos, M.D., 62, to three years of supervised release followingher release from prison and ordered her to pay $294,614 in restitution. Caoswas remanded into federal custody at the conclusion of the sentencing. Aftera nine-day trial in Miami, a federal jury found Caos guilty on April 30, 2008,on all charged counts, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government,to cause the submission of false claims to Medicare, and to solicit and receivekickbacks; and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. For more: http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/July/08-crm-605.htmlDC Doctor Sentenced to 37 Months in PrisonOn July 11, 2008, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeffrey A.Taylor announced that a local physician, Martin R. McLaren, 65, of ThorndenTerrace, Bethesda, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge ColleenKollar-Kotelly to 37 months of incarceration for making false statements inrelation to health care matters. In addition to the sentence, McLaren agreed topay $5 million in restitution, forfeiture, and a civil settlement. For more: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/dc/Press_Releases/2008%20Archives/July/08-169.htmlMedicare ScammedThe July 9, 2008 Wall Street Journal reported that “The federal governmentpaid scam artists nearly $100 million for claims of wheelchairs, canes,prescription drugs and other items submitted under the names of dead doctorsin recent years, according to a Congressional investigation.” For more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121556119847437537.html?mod=googlenews_wsjCalifornia Doctor Sentenced to 10 Year Prison TermOn July 7, 2008 the Associated Press reported that “A Southern Californiadoctor was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Monday for billing healthinsurance companies more than $9 million in unnecessary surgical procedures,prosecutors said.” For more: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/Continued on page 17Health Care Compliance Association • 888-580-8373 • www.hcca-info.org7September 2008