GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A federal jury convicted a Gainesville woman of taking part in a scheme that submitted more than $8.6 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for orthotic braces, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Sophie Dufort, 57, owned a durable medical equipment company and managed several others, according to court documents and trial evidence. She conspired with Paula Pirone, 70, of Ocala, and others to bill Medicare for braces using fake doctors’ prescriptions…