Member of Moscow-based healthcare fraud ring sentenced for $2 billion telemedicine scheme
A defendant identified as Anthony Santamaria, operating under multiple aliases, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in an international fraud network that billed nearly $2 billion in fraudulent prescriptions between 2017 and 2022. The scheme involved remotely controlled U.S. pharmacies, sham call centers, and ghost telemedicine visits, with billers based in Moscow submitting false reimbursement requests. A separate report indicates three men are being imprisoned while the alleged kingpin remains at large.
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“Member of international healthcare fraud ring sentenced in $2 billion telemedicine scheme”
“Three men headed to prison for $2B healthcare fraud – but kingpin is in the wind”