WELLINGTON, Fla. (CBS12) — A Wellington man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after using sham cosmetic surgery clinics and stolen identities to defraud medical lenders of more than $2.3 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Jacquez Tullis, 42, was also sentenced for submitting fraudulent applications for COVID-19 disaster relief loans. He pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Court records show that from April 2018 through February 2024, Tullis and his co-conspirators created six clinics that claimed to offer cosmetic surgery and other medical services but provided no actual care. They registered the clinics using personal information stolen from doctors and other people, some of whom were listed as clinic owners without their knowledge…