A federal grand jury in Miami returned an indictment charging a Texas man for his alleged role in a $60 million healthcare fraud, wire fraud, and kickback scheme involving the submission of false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), genetic tests, and foot bath medications. According to court documents, Robert Leon Smith III, 48, of Archer City, owned and/or operated a network of DME companies in Florida, Texas, and Maryland through which he allegedly billed Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces that were ineligible for Medicare reimbursement. Smith also allegedly referred doctors’ orders for medically unnecessary orthotic braces, genetic tests, and foot bath medications to other DME suppliers, pharmacies, and laboratories in exchange for kickbacks and bribes.
