MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – A Mount Pleasant man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in what authorities called one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina explained that Andrew Chmiel, 48, controlled and operated about 10 durable medical equipment (DME) companies throughout the United States.
The companies, according to evidence presented during the trial, were used by Chmiel and his co-conspirators to submit false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for braces that were not medically necessary or were obtained through kickbacks and bribes.
The DME companies officiated agreements with an offshore call center to purchase completed doctors’ orders and bill Medicare.
Source: Mount Pleasant man sentenced in Medicare fraud scheme / WCBD-TV