Three from Miami Sentenced in $40M Medicare Fraud

Jorge Lorenzo, Yahima Pardo and Roberto De Jesus Alonso, all of Miami, were sentenced to prison and ordered to pay more than $40 million as a result of their involvement in what is considered the Medicare fraud scheme that caused the greatest loss to the government in 2015.

In addition to the nearly $40.4 million in restitution, the government seized over $2 million in cash and personal assets including Rolex and Cartier watches and artwork by prominent Cuban artists.

The case, before U.S. District Judge William Dimitrouleas, centered around Lorenzo’s ownership or control of 8 home health agencies in Miami-Dade County that received in excess of $40 million from Medicare as a result of fraudulent claims by way shell owners at each agency funneling claim payments to other fictitious companies staffed by co-conspirators. Once indication of a Medicare fraud investigation arose, Lorenzo would close the home health agency, keeping them open for only 8 months on average.

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