NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 49-year-old Brentwood optometrist has been sentenced to federal prison after she pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare of nearly $7 million.
Helen Boerman was sentenced Thursday to three-and-a-half years in prison plus one year of supervised release after she used her eye care practice to submit millions of dollars in false Medicare claims.
She used her practice, Brentwood Eye Care, to submit false claims to Medicare over a period of three-and-a-half years.
Brentwood woman pleads guilty to Medicare fraud of $6.9M
In addition, the federal judge ordered Boerman to pay nearly $6,970,583.50 in restitution…