Brea woman convicted in what prosecutors say was a $6 million therapy scheme
A Brea woman was convicted this week for her role in a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud involving false billings for unneeded physical- and occupational-therapy services.
A federal jury found Grace Hong, 53, guilty on Tuesday of three counts of healthcare fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit health fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
Prosecutors allege the scheme locally centered on a Walnut-based therapy clinic operated by Hong and her husband, Simon Hong.
From 2009 to 2012, prosecutors allege, Grace Hong and others billed Medicare for physical- and occupational-therapy services that were uneeded and hadn’t actually been provided. The financial reimbursements from Medicare were funneled to companies owned by Simon Hong, according to prosecutors.
Read more: https://www.ocregister.com/2019/05/29/brea-woman-convicted-in-what-prosecutors-say-was-a-6-million-therapy-scheme/
DOJ press release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/therapy-clinic-operator-convicted-health-care-fraud-role-occupational-therapy-fraud-scheme
