Judge Enters $3.2M Monetary Judgment Against Hospice Executive Convicted Of Fraud

Mealey's (December 18, 2020, 11:00 AM EST) -- BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Dec. 16 entered a $3.2 million monetary judgment against an executive of a chain of hospice companies that was convicted in November 2019 of health care fraud, as well as paying and receiving illegal kickbacks as part of a $150 million scheme that involved falsely telling patients with long-term diseases that they had only six months to live, finding that the amount was equal to the proceeds he obtained from his conduct....