A Florida man responsible for $97 million in health care fraud across three separate schemes in Western Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida will spend 10 years in federal prison.
Daniel M. Hurt, 60, of Fort Lauderdale was also ordered to pay that amount in restitution.
On Tuesday, Hurt’s attorney said in federal court in Pittsburgh that his client has already liquidated all of his personal assets to pay back nearly $30 million.
“Mr. Hurt has made extraordinary efforts to address his actions and make things right,” argued defense attorney Colin Callahan in making a case for a lesser sentence.
U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy agreed to give less prison time than guidelines called for, but still imposed the penalty requested by the U.S. Attorney’s office.
“The defendant was the organizer, the leader, and his role in the conspiracy was extensive,” the judge said. “That’s a staggering amount of fraudulent conduct.”
Hurt pleaded guilty in September 2022 to three counts including conspiracy, conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to take kickbacks.
The charges stemmed from three separate fraud schemes that began in 2014 in Florida.
Source: Florida man who ripped off feds in $97M health care fraud gets 10 years in prison / TRIB Live