{Charleston, West Virginia}...Monday, U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver in Charleston sentenced 42 year old Sargis Tadevosyan, an Armenian citizen, to six years in prison after he was found guilty in November on felony charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to the government, Tadevosyan took part in a health care scheme intended to defraud more than $4 million from Medicare. The scheme involved "false front providers." That involves a company posing as a Medicare health care provider and unlawfully billing Medicare as a legitimate service. Investigators say they discovered false front providers established in and around Charleston.Monday, January 30, 2012
Armenian Citizen Sentenced In West Virginia
{Charleston, West Virginia}...Monday, U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver in Charleston sentenced 42 year old Sargis Tadevosyan, an Armenian citizen, to six years in prison after he was found guilty in November on felony charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to the government, Tadevosyan took part in a health care scheme intended to defraud more than $4 million from Medicare. The scheme involved "false front providers." That involves a company posing as a Medicare health care provider and unlawfully billing Medicare as a legitimate service. Investigators say they discovered false front providers established in and around Charleston.