Date: 09-22-2015

Case Style: United States of America v. Victor Lee Gonzalez

Case Number: 7:14-cr-00067

Judge: Ricardo Hinojosa

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Hidaljo County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Michael Day

Defendant's Attorney: Kelly K McKinnis

Description: McAllen, TX - Area Ambulance Company Owner Pleads Guilty in Health Care Fraud Scheme

The owner of Vic’s Texas Transport, Inc. (dba Victory EMS) has been convicted of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Victor Lee Gonzalez, 28, of Mission, entered his guilty plea before Chief U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa.

As part of the plea, Gonzalez admitted he submitted claims with Medicare and Texas Medicaid for reimbursement of ambulance transportation services that were not provided. To further execute his scheme to defraud, Gonzalez used the Texas Medicaid number of a patient to submit false and fraudulent billings to Texas Medicaid. The aggregate sum of the false and fraudulent claims submitted by Gonzalez was $1,080,213 to Medicare and Texas Medicaid. As a result of those fraudulent claims, Medicare and Texas Medicaid paid approximately $458,904.45.

Sentencing has been set for Nov. 30, 2015. At that time, Gonzalez faces a maximum of 10 years in federal prison without parole and a possible $250,000 fine. For the aggravated identity theft, he also faces an additional 24 months in prison which must be served consecutively to any other prison sentence imposed. Gonzalez, whose bond was previously revoked in the case, will remain in custody pending that hearing.

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‐Office of Inspector General and the Texas Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

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