As part of a slew of clemency grants announced by the White House on December 22, President Donald Trump commuted a 20-year prison sentence for Philip Esformes, who used to control a network of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities running from Miami to Chicago. The remaining parts of Esformes’ sentence, including supervised release and […]
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Philip Esformes, who used to control a network of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities running from Miami to Chicago, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday. The legal publication Law360 first reported the news. The U.S. Justice Department called the case, which resulted in 20 guilty verdicts in April, the largest single […]
A nearly two-year-long case involving close to $1 billion in fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid billings came to a close this week with a slew of guilty verdicts in a Miami courtroom. A 12-person jury found former skilled nursing and assisted living executive Philip Esformes guilty of 20 charges, the Miami Herald and other sources reported […]
The case against a former Miami-area skilled nursing operator accused of pulling off the largest Medicare fraud on record hit a snag this week as a judge tossed crucial pieces of evidence. Defense lawyers for Philip Esformes scored a major victory when a judge found that federal investigators improperly seized evidence that was protected under […]
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