On April 9, Frances Jones, 52, of Chandler, Arizona, was sentenced to 36 months in prison by US District Court Judge John C. Hinderaker. Jones previously pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud. Jones, a licensed Medicare provider of durable medical equipment and the owner and operator of Oxicheck Northwest, admitted that she fraudulently billed Medicare between 2011 and March 2018 for durable medical equipment that was not provided to patients. Jones also used Medicare patient and medical provider identification without their knowledge or consent. The Court ordered Jones to pay $862,762.32 in restitution for losses incurred by the Medicare Program as a result of her fraudulent scheme.
