The Department of Justice announced today, Dr. Kelly Robinett and Dr. Angel Claudio, along with four individuals, Patience Okoroji, Usani Ewah, Kingsley Nwanguma, and Joy Ogwuegbu, were charged in a superseding indictment that was unsealed today for their alleged participation in a $13.4 million health care fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for home health services.
The indictment alleges that from approximately January 2007 to September 2015, the defendants conspired to defraud Medicare by causing the submission and concealment of false and fraudulent claims to Medicare.
According to the allegations, Dr. Kelly Robinett and Dr. Angel Claudio falsely certified beneficiaries for home health care when the patients were not under their care and did not qualify for home health services. The allegations also include that in several cases, Patience Okoroji and Usani Ewah would pay recruiters, including Kingsley Nwanguma, to recruit beneficiaries for home health services, regardless of whether the beneficiaries needed home health care. Patience Okoroji, Usani Ewah and Joy Ogwuegbu allegedly prepared or caused to be prepared fraudulent Medicare documents that made it appear as though the beneficiaries qualified for home health services.
An indictment is merely an allegation and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
