A resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of conspiracy related to the submission of fraudulent healthcare claims. Daniel Hurt, 58, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, pay and receive unlawful kickbacks, and commit money laundering, as charged in a criminal Information filed in the Western District of Pennsylvania on July 26, 2022; one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, as charged in a criminal Information filed in the District of New Jersey on August 31, 2022; and one count of conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks, as charged in a Second Superseding Indictment filed in the Southern District of Florida. Prior to the defendant’s guilty pleas, the cases originating in the District of New Jersey and the Southern District of Florida were transferred to the Western District of Pennsylvania.
