Former NFL Player Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Prison for $197M Medicare Fraud
· Texas Border Business
Joel Rufus French, a former NFL player from Armory, Mississippi, was sentenced to 196 months in prison for orchestrating a Medicare fraud scheme that cost nearly $200 million. French, who owned multiple durable medical equipment companies, was found guilty of selling unnecessary medical devices and falsifying doctors' orders. He was also ordered to pay over $110 million in restitution and forfeit approximately $17 million in seized assets. The scheme exploited vulnerable populations, including elderly patients and disabled veterans, by using overseas telemarketing and sham telemedicine companies. The case was investigated by the HHS-OIG, FBI, and VA OIG.
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