An El Paso woman has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for her involvement in a healthcare fraud conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas. In a separate case, a former pharmacy owner was sentenced for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme that resulted in losses of $11.5 million. Additionally, a Las Vegas man received a sentence of over four years for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded loan lenders, causing losses exceeding $7 million. In another case, a San Fernando Valley man, who changed his name to falsely claim descent from European nobility, has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a $6 million Ponzi scheme. Furthermore, a federal judge criticized the U.S. attorney's office for agreeing to a maximum of 20 years in prison for Johanna Garcia, the former CEO of MJ Capital, who pled guilty to running a $190 million Ponzi scheme. Lastly, the former CEO of a Pompano Beach business has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his involvement in a $200 million Ponzi scheme.
Former CEO of Pompano Beach business sentenced to 20 years in $200 million Ponzi scheme https://t.co/AUJLXNsKKJ
Phony noble from SF Valley to plead guilty in $5.9M Ponzi scheme, prosecutors say https://t.co/H24eqC5PMv
A federal judge accused the U.S. attorney's office of "abdicating its responsibility" by agreeing to a maximum of 20 years in prison for former MJ Capital CEO Johanna Garcia, known as "Mother Teresa," who pled guilty to running a $190 million Ponzi scheme. https://t.co/VN0hCLMpyG