An El Paso businesswoman and her nephew were arrested on criminal charges for their alleged roles in committing healthcare fraud. According to court documents, Zenia Chavez, 45, and Raul Alejandro Fuentes, 23, of El Paso, conspired together to commit healthcare fraud. Chavez is the owner and Fuentes is an employee of Nursemind Home Health, Inc., which provides hospice care services. The defendants sought out people in boarding homes and senior living facilities for enrollment in a Nursemind hospice program although they did not need hospice care or have a terminal illness. The defendants then created false and fraudulent medical records for the individuals, forged health personnel signatures, and submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare. In addition, Chavez is also charged with offering kickbacks for client referrals to Nursemind.
