US authorities have sentenced Florida resident Bradley Jason Kantor to 10 years in prison for submitting over $42 million in fraudulent health care claims to United Healthcare.
During 2013-17, Kantor ran a medical clinic, called Mobile Diagnostic Imaging, Inc. (MDI), in Florida. The clinic was portrayed as a center where antigen therapy, allergy testing, allergy shots and similar services were provided to beneficiaries of commercial insurance. Kantor paid kickbacks to co-conspirators so they would refer beneficiaries to MDI. This allowed MDI to bill commercial insurers for services that were never provided.
MDI submitted over fraudulent claims of $42 million to United Healthcare. In turn, it received reimbursements of over $12 million from United. Using the proceeds of his crime, Kantor purchased real estate, motor coaches, and a yacht. Note that Kantor had previously pleaded guilty to health care fraud, wire fraud and ML conspiracy.
Source: US Department of Justice