Miami Physician Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for $11 Million Medicare Fr... (. The Office of Inspector G...)

Miami Physician Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Date:12/17/2008

"The Office of Inspector General is very pleased with today's sentencing and will continue to aggressively investigate those who defraud the Medicare system. This type of greed, at the expense of our most vulnerable citizens will not be tolerated," said Christopher B. Dennis, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General - Miami region.

After trial, advertising placed in El Nuevo Herald proclaimed Alvarez-Jacinto's innocence and a letter signed by the defendant contained in the advertisement urged members of the medical community to write to the court to support her release from prison. At sentencing, Chief District Judge Moreno found her trial testimony to be perjurious and enhanced her sentence for obstruction of justice.

Carlos Benitez, Luis Benitez and Jose Benitez, were indicted on June 11, 2008, for their role in an HIV infusion and money laundering scheme that totaled more than $100 million for claims submitted by St. Jude and other clinics. The indictment alleges that Carlos, Luis and Jose Benitez were the masterminds of a large-scale HIV infusion fraud operation throughout South Florida involving at least 11 clinics, including St. Jude, and that they laundered the proceeds of their crimes. All three Benitez brothers remain at large.

An indictment is merely a charge, and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This case was prosecuted by Senior Trial Attorney Charles E. Duross, and Trial Attorneys John K. Neal and Laura Perkins of the Criminal Division's Fraud Section. The case was investigated by the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.

The case was brought by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force (MFSF). The MFSF is a multi-agency team of federal, state and
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