According to the Federal Trade Commission, accused health insurance scammer Stephen J. Dorfman, CEO of Hollywood-based Simple Health Plans LLC, is using “procedural maneuvers” to delay turning over his firm to a...
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Orlando Woman Arrested for Arson and Burning to Defraud
March 7, 2019
Tondra Shenika Roberts was arrested for allegedly setting her car on fire on Christmas Eve. According to police reports, Roberts said the vehicle was supposed to be repossessed and she left the keys inside in case someone...
Fedelin Pericles also known as “The Tag Man” was arrested by undercover officers after selling them fake temporary tags and a false insurance card. An anonymous tipster gave detectives Pericles’ phone number and told...
Stuart OB/GYN Found Guilty in Health Insurance Fraud Scheme
February 18, 2019
A federal court jury found Dr. Sheetal Kanar Kumar, former Stuart obstetrician and gynecologist, guilty of 23 counts of health insurance fraud. Kumar faces up to 10 years in prison and fines of $250,000 for each charge as a...
Ten People Arrested in $42.7 M Insurance Fraud Scheme
February 8, 2019
Florida Department of Financial Services detectives arrested ten people for using 15 fake clinics to submit 23,000 fraudulent claims totaling $42.7 million. They used fake clinics as drop boxes for insurance payments. Four...
Arnaldo Carmouze, a former physician assistant, is facing up to 10 years in prison time for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme. Carmouze was one of three defendants who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud...
Kendall Man Arrested for Bogus Boat Accident Insurance Claim
January 9, 2019
Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Insurance Fraud investigators arrested Jose Alberto Vargas for allegedly attempting to defraud Boat U.S. out of $14,000. Vargas filed a false claim for a grounded 1993 Mako...
Two Arrested in Patient-Brokering and Insurance Fraud Scheme
January 3, 2019
Licensed pharmacist Richard Vallette and a “middleman” Todd Mulvaney were arrested in patient-brokering and insurance fraud scheme. Vallette and Mulvaney conspired to split thousands of dollars in insurance reimbursements...
Miami Home Health Care Worker Sentenced in Health Care Fraud Scam
December 20, 2018
Margarita Palomino of Homestead, Florida pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. Palomino who worked for three home health agencies where she allegedly accepted kickbacks for the referral of...
Judge Unfreezes Personal Assets for Defendant in Health Insurance Scheme
December 16, 2018
Federal Judge Darrin B. Gayles ruled that Steven J. Dorfman, CEO of Simple Health Plans LLC and accused architect of a massive health insurance scheme, can have $75,000 for legal fees and $5,000 a month from his frozen...