Audu Ozigi was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and four counts of healthcare fraud for falsifying patient files and fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for home health services. Ozigi was sentenced by a Houston federal court to 168 months of federal incarceration followed by three years of supervised release. In addition, Ozigi was ordered to pay over $11 million in restitution to government healthcare programs. Ozigi acted as an operator of home health agencies owned by co-conspirator Margaret Arise. Together, they conspired with others to falsify patient files, pay marketers, and offer kickbacks to referring physicians for signing unnecessary home health orders. They systematically submitted claims to government healthcare programs for services that were not provided, not medically required, or both.
