An Arizona man will spend the next 15 years in federal prison after orchestrating a massive telemarketing scheme that attempted to drain more than $1 billion from Medicare and other federal health programs.
Gary Cox, 79, of Maricopa County, was sentenced Friday for his role as the architect behind Power Mobility Doctor Rx, LLC (DMERx). In addition to the prison term, the court ordered Cox to pay more than $452 million in restitution.
The sentencing culminates a case that federal prosecutors described as one of the largest telemarketing Medicare fraud schemes ever taken to trial…