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Department of Justice

DOJ v. Orlando Omar Garcia-Moya

Convicted$6.9MRestitutionFiled: August 20, 2019

Orlando Omar Garcia-Moya, along with Oscar Gutierrez and Melody Ann Villarreal, allegedly fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid for services and received reimbursement they were not authorized or entitled to receive. Garcia-Moya, Gutierrez Jr. and Villarreal fraudulently created run sheets for patients that were not transported, transported patients in personal vehicles or in vehicles not approved for appropriate medical transfers, and used “ghost employees” in the run sheets. From 2008 to 2012, Fleet Ambulance billed Medicare, Medicaid, and Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) more than $12.3 million. From Jan. 1, 2013, to April 2016, Fleet Ambulance billed Medicare, Medicaid and MCOs more than $5.6 million.

Summary generated from official Department of Justice press release

Source: Department of Justice Press Release ↗

Parties

Defendants / Respondents
  • Orlando Omar Garcia-Moya
  • Oscar Gutierrez
  • Melody Ann Villarreal
  • Fleet Ambulance Service Inc.
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid

Dates

Filed
August 20, 2019
Resolved
February 28, 2023

Case Details

Industry
Healthcare
Penalty Type
Restitution