4 Puerto Ricans face health care fraud charges
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Four people including the owners of two pharmacies have been arrested on federal health care fraud charges in Puerto Rico.
U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez says the suspects are accused of submitting at least 554 false claims to Medicare totaling more than $300,000. She said Thursday that they obtained the majority of the money back through reimbursements in a scheme that began in January 2010 and lasted nearly two years.
The suspects face a total of 14 charges.
