South Florida marketer convicted in $15M COVID testing scheme targeting seniors

What types of blood tests were performed without authorization?

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (CBS12) — A Coral Springs man was convicted Tuesday in a South Florida health care fraud case in which prosecutors said elderly residents seeking COVID-19 tests were subjected to unwanted blood tests that were then billed to Medicare.

A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida found Joseph Rodriguez, 58, guilty of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and six counts of health care fraud, according to the U.S. Department of Justice…

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