Mississippi Man Faces Charges in Medical Equipment Fraud Scheme

Joel Rufus French has been charged for his alleged role in a $70 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Justice Department said Monday.

French, who allegedly managed multiple durable medical equipment companies without disclosing his role to Medicare, allegedly billed Medicare for orthotic braces that were obtained using doctors’ orders that were procured through illegal kickbacks and bribes, medically unnecessary, not provided as billed, and ineligible for Medicare reimbursement, according to the DOJ.

He is charged conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay and receive illegal health care kickbacks, conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, ...