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Date: 10-06-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Edward Kerr, Jr. and Tammy Estrada
Case Number: 2:18-cr-00066-PPS-APR
Judge: Philip Simon
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (Lake County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Diane Berkowitz
Defendant's Attorney:
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Description:
Hammond, IN - Duo Sentenced And Ordered To Pay $757,499.06 In Restitution
Edward Kerr, Jr., 56, of San Pierre, Indiana and Tammy Estrada, 36, of North Judson, Indiana, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip Simon following their pleas of guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
Edward Kerr Jr. was sentenced to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay $757,499.06 in restitution.
Tammy Estrada was sentenced to 6 months home detention along with 2 years’ supervised release and ordered to pay $757,499.06 in restitution.
According to documents in the case, Edward Kerr, Jr., Tammy Estrada, and Brenda Kerr participated in a scheme in which United Mobile Care of San Pierre, Indiana, submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for transporting recipients by ambulance to dialysis appointments, when in fact the recipients were ambulatory and ineligible for ambulance transportation under Medicare and Medicaid. Edward Kerr, Jr. admitted he was United Mobile Care’s leader/manager.
Brenda Kerr was sentenced on September 13, 2019, to 2 years’ probation with 12 months of home detention and ordered to pay $757,499.06 in restitution.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Charges:
18:371 CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT HEALTH CARE FRAUD and FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
(1)
18:1347 HEALTH CARE FRAUD and FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
(2-11)
Outcome: 10/04/2019 110 AMENDED DOCUMENT: Amendment to 90 Sentencing Memorandum Addendum (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. 1 Run Sheet / PCS, # 2 Exhibit Ex. 2 Run Sheet / PCS, # 3 Exhibit Ex. 3 Run Sheet / PCS, # 4 Exhibit Ex. 4 Run Sheet / PCS, # 5 Exhibit Ex. 5 Run Sheet / PCS)(Culotta, Jennifer) (Entered: 10/04/2019)
10/04/2019 Plea Agreement Accepted as to Edward T Kerr, Jr (nac) (Entered: 10/04/2019)
10/04/2019 Plea Agreement Accepted as to Tammy Estrada (nac) (Entered: 10/04/2019)
10/04/2019 111 MOTION to Dismiss Counts 2 through 11 and Forfeiture Allegation by United States of America as to Tammy Estrada. (Berkowitz - AUSA, Diane) (Entered: 10/04/2019)
10/04/2019 112 MOTION to Dismiss Counts 2 through 11 and Forfeiture Allegation by United States of America as to Edward T Kerr, Jr. (Berkowitz - AUSA, Diane) (Entered: 10/04/2019)
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