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Jury charges four for scheme involving telehealth, braces

Jury charges four for scheme involving telehealth, braces

GROVE CITY, Ohio – A federal grand jury has returned a 24-count indictment charging four individuals for their roles in an alleged fraud scheme that led to more than $20 million in false claims to the Medicare program, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio. Two defendants, Elizabeth Baljak and Megan Ilg are accused of signing prescriptions for medical braces regardless of medical necessity, without a physical exam and frequently without any contact with beneficiaries while working for telemedicine companies. They allegedly transferred prescriptions to medical marketing companies, including one owned by Thomas Mox, another defendant, who would allegedly use them as part of unlawful leads sold to DME companies. Ryan Casady, another defendant, and others are accused of providing bribes and kickbacks to Mox in exchange for the leads, which they would then be used to order braces for beneficiaries. An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. The defendants are entitled to a fair trial during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guild beyond a reasonable doubt. 

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