McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A businesswoman who convinced Cameron County to send people with mental health problems to a ranch near Raymondville for rehabilitation surrendered to the FBI on Wednesday morning to face healthcare fraud charges.
Brandy Kaye Hernandez, 48, of Richmond, Texas, owned Inspired Behavioral Health.
Hernandez convinced Cameron County to send people with mental health problems to La Jarra Ranch near Raymondville for rehabilitation. After patients arrived, however, Inspired Behavioral Health billed Medicare for treatment they never received, according to the indictment against Hernandez…