The government’s case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shannon C. Jones of the Eastern District of New York and Trial Attorney Sarah M. Hall of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section.
This case is being investigated by the FBI and HHS-OIG, and was brought as part of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, supervised by the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
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Since its inception in March 2007, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, now operating in nine cities across the country, has charged over 2,300 defendants who collectively have billed the Medicare program for over $7 billion. In addition, the HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, working in conjunction with the HHS-OIG, are taking steps to increase accountability and decrease the presence of fraudulent providers.
To learn more about the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), go to: www.stopmedicarefraud.gov.
The Defendant:
OKON UMANA
Age: 68
West Haven, Connecticut
E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 12 CR 617 (S-1)(JG)
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View on fbi.gov:
https://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2015/brooklyn-doctor-sentenced-to-24-months-in-prison-for-engaging-in-a-13-million-health-care-fraud-scheme
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