Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged a Florida medical supplier with several crimes, including insurance fraud, for allegedly operating in Michigan without proper licensing. David Winter, 51, of Boca Raton, owner and operator of GTV Networks (GTV), is accused of illegally dispensing durable medical equipment and billing Michigan auto insurers for equipment that was not actually dispensed. The case is the result of collaboration between the Michigan Department of Attorney General (MI AG) and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Fraud Investigation Unit. Winter is charged with:
- five counts of insurance fraud, four-year felonies; and
- five counts of unlawful conduct for operating a pharmacy without a license, four-year felonies.
Under Michigan’s Public Health Code, dispensing certain durable medical equipment falls within the scope of a pharmacy and requires a license. Last July, DIFS notified MI AG that GTV was operating in Michigan without proper authority. On Aug. 4, 2020, MI AG sent GTV a letter informing Winter of the violation of operating in Michigan without a certificate of authority, seeking documentation of the certificate of authority within 30 days if GTV claimed to be authorized to operate in Michigan. Neither Winter nor a representative from GTV responded.
