A Maryland man was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for participating in a conspiracy to defraud health insurance companies through a multistate patient brokering scheme in which he directed recruiters to bribe drug-addicted individuals to enroll in drug rehabilitation in exchange for referral fees from the rehabilitation centers. John Devlin, 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty by videoconference before US District Judge Peter G. Sheridan to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. Judge Sheridan imposed the sentence on May 14, 2024. Six other individuals have previously pleaded guilty for their roles in the scheme. In addition to the prison term, Judge Sheridan sentenced Devlin to three years of supervised release.
