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Texas DME operator receives 7.5 years in prison for $59m Medicare fraud scheme

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Kevin Kinsella

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The owner and operator of three DME companies paid illegal kickbacks to doctors for medically unnecessary orthotics braces to fund a lavish lifestyle.

The owner and operator of three Texas-based durable medical equipment (DME) companies was sentenced by a Texas court to 90 months in prison for his part in a $59.9m Medicare fraud conspiracy.

In June 2024, Patrick K Cassells pled guilty in the Southern District of Texas to one count of conspiracy

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