Judge Sentences San Antonio Businessman to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud Scheme
In San Antonio today, a federal judge sentenced 49–year-old San Antonio businessman Rafael Enrique Rodriguez to seven (7) years in federal prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar health care fraud scheme.
In addition to the prison term, Senior U.S. District Judge David A. Ezra ordered that Rodriguez pay $6,032,126.69 in restitution to the government and be placed on supervised release for a period of three (3) years after completing his prison term. Judge Ezra ordered that Rodriguez surrender to federal authorities on January 16, 2020, to begin serving his federal prison term.
U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA-OIG) Criminal Investigations Division Special Agent in Charge James Ross, South Central Field Office; U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG) Special Agent in Charge Steven Grell, Dallas Region; Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Program (OWCP), Division of Federal Employee Compensation (DFEC) Director Antonio Rios; and, U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG) Special Agent in Charge Christopher Cave, Southern Area Field Office, made the announcement.
“The sentence imposed in this case reflects our commitment to stamping out healthcare fraud. This is not just a law-and-order issue. It’s also about making sure that Texans in need of medical treatment or other healthcare services can be confident that they are being told the truth about their care,” stated U.S. Attorney Bash.
Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/judge-sentences-san-antonio-businessman-federal-prison-health-care-fraud-scheme