Westborough Man and Three Companies Charged With Health Care Fraud, Reports U.S. Attorney
Posted on: Thursday, 27 July 2006, 18:00 CDT
BOSTON, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A Westborough man and three Westborough companies, of which he was owner and officer, were charged today in federal court with health care fraud offenses.
United States Attorney Sullivan and Joseph C. Moraski, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General for New England, announced today that JAMES TAYLOR, age 67, of 77 Ruggles Street, Westborough, along with Westborough-based companies VEJAY OXYGEN, INC., WEST SUBURBAN MEDICAL RENTAL, INC., and WESTBOROUGH HOME HEALTH, INC., were charged in a three-count Information with knowingly and willfully committing health care fraud.
According to the Information, TAYLOR and the companies, of which he was the principal owner and officer, billed Medicare and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts for respiratory home care equipment which was never delivered, or which was more expensive than what was actually delivered. According to the Information, TAYLOR and the companies defrauded Medicare and Massachusetts Blue Cross/Blue Shield of $915,649 from 1993-2003.
Upon conviction, TAYLOR faces a maximum sentenced of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000; the companies each face fines equal to the amount of the loss to Medicare and Blue Cross/Blue Shield up to 1.6 times the loss.
The investigation was conducted by the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Kanwit in Sullivan's Health Care Fraud Unit.
The details contained in the Information are allegations. The defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
U.S. Attorney
CONTACT: Samantha Martin of U.S. Attorney's Office, +1-617-748-3139
Source: PRNewswire
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