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FL woman pleads guilty to role in medical brace fraud following ABC-27 investigation

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FL woman pleads guilty to role in medical brace fraud following ABC-27 investigation
FL woman pleads guilty to role in medical brace fraud following ABC-27 investigation

A Florida woman first questioned by Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone about dozens of medical supply companies she owned pleads guilty to medical fraud charges.

BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST IN THENATION TO IMPLEMENT ONE OF THEMACHINES.TONIGHT...A FLORIDA WOMAN HASPLEADED GUILTY TO A MEDICAREFRAUD SCHEME WORTH 400-MILLIONDOLLARS!THIS COMES TWO YEARS AFTER 4 INYOUR CORNER INVESTIGATOR KATIELAGRONE EXPOSED HOW THE SCAMWORKED.(00-08)FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SAY KELLYWOLFE’S SCHEME EXPLOITED THEELDERLY, STOLE FROM TAXPAYERSAND SPANNED BOTH COASTS OF THECOUNTRY AND FLORIDA USINGMEDICAL BRACES TO TRICK ANDDECEIVE.VOTHIS IS WOLF━ IN 201━ AFTER WECONFRONTED HER ABOUT A MEDICALBILLING COMPANY SHE OWNED ALONGWITH DOZENS OF MEDICAL SUPPLYBUSINESSES.

THEY CLAIMED TOPROVIDE MEDICAL BRACES TO NEEDYSENIORS BUT WE FOUND OVER ANDOVER AGAIN, SENIORS SHIPPEDBRACES NEVER WANTED THEM, NEEDEDTHEM OR ORDERED THEM.WE ALSO TRACKED DOZENS OFWOLFE’S COMPANIES TO STRAWOWNERS AND EMPTY OFFICES IN THETAMPA BAY ARE━ AND WE WERETHERE WHEN THE FEDS RAIDED THEMAS PART OF A NATIONWIDE BUST ONMEDICAL BRACE FRAUD.NOW THE FEDS CONFIRM WOLFE WASIN ON ITBIG!USING HER OWN MEDICAL BILLINGCOMPANY TO SUBMIT WELL OVER 400MILLION DOLLARS IN ILLEGALREIMBURSEMENT CLAIMS TO THEGOVERNMENT, ACCORDING TO THEDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.WOLFE HAS PLEADED GUILTY TOCONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MEDICALFRAUDAND HAS AGREED TO PAY BACKMORE THAN $20 MILLION DOLLARS.TAGWOLFE ALSO ADMITTED TO TAXFRAUD.

SHE HAS YET TO BESENTENCED BUT THE 49 YEA

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