Couple Plead Guilty in $48 Million Medical Reimbursement Scam

June 19, 2019, 7:37 PM UTC

A Louisiana couple pleaded guilty to a medical reimbursement scheme that bilked the IRS and thousands of employees out of over $48 million, according to federal authorities.

Denis Joachim, 53, and Donna Joachim, 52, agreed to repay the money to the IRS and the victims, according to a June 19 statement from the Department of Justice. The couple from Covington, La., also agreed to forfeit an additional $6.3 million in previously seized assets.

They will be sentenced Sept. 5.

The couple’s company, Total Financial Group Inc., ran a medical reimbursement account program called “Classic 105” from 2012 through January 2017, ...

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