Fugitive Returned to U.S. to Face Federal Charges in $50 Million Health Care Fraud Scam Run Out of

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Fugitive Returned to U.S. to Face Federal Charges in $50 Million Health Care Fraud Scam Run Out of Coachella Valley Surgery Center


SANTA ANA, California – A Rancho Mirage woman who faces federal charges related to a scheme that fraudulently billed insurance companies $50 million for “medically necessary” cosmetic surgeries has been returned the United States after fleeing to Israel two years ago.

Linda Morrow, 67, who fled the United States after being named in a 31-count federal grand jury indictment, arrived in Southern California on Monday morning after being deported by Israel, which had determined that she had entered that nation on a fraudulent Mexican passport.

Linda Morrow appeared in United States District Court in Santa Ana on Tuesday afternoon and entered a not guilty plea to a separate grand jury indictment that charges her with contempt of court for fleeing while free on bond. During that hearing, she was ordered detained and a trial date in the contempt case was scheduled for August 27. She will make another court appearance later this month to discuss the status of the pending health care fraud case.

Linda Morrow and her husband, David Morrow, 74, were arrested in Israel on June 16. David Morrow, who pleaded guilty in 2016 in the health care fraud case and was sentenced in absentia to 20 years in federal prison, is pending extradition proceedings in Israel. David Morrow also faces contempt of court charges for fleeing while he was pending sentencing.

Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/fugitive-returned-us-face-federal-charges-50-million-health-care-fraud-scam-run-out