3 Plead Guilty in $11M Texas Health Care Fraud

By: AP

Posted: Fri 3:16 PM, Feb 22, 2013

A South Texas couple who ran a medical equipment company and an ex-worker have pleaded guilty in an $11 million health care fraud investigation.

Prosecutors say RGV DME owner Marcello Herrera, his wife Carla Cantu Herrera and Ramon De La Garza pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud Medicare and Texas Medicaid. All three are from Mission.

Marcelo Herrera and De La Garza also pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated identity theft in false reimbursement submissions since 2004.

Marcelo Herrera agreed to repay more than $6.1 million. His wife and De La Garza must each make restitution topping $5 million.

The conspiracy count carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Aggravated ID theft has a mandatory two-year prison term.

The Herreras and De La Garza face sentencing later this year.

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3 Plead Guilty in $11M Texas Health Care Fraud

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