Philip Esformes, a Florida man convicted of a massive healthcare fraud scheme whose sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump, will not face any fresh jail time in a retrial attempt by the Justice Department.
Esformes was sentenced Thursday to time served, under a plea deal with prosecutors. Five other counts on which the DOJ wanted to retry him were dropped as part of the deal. Esformes will also be required to pay the outstanding forfeiture judgment of about $24 million.
Esformes was convicted in 2019 for his role in a billion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme and sentenced to 20 years ...
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