A local medical fraud investigation leads to 20 arrest

Investigation uncovered more than $5 million in Medicaid fraud, 20 suspects arrestedJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Twenty people are accused of helping a Jacksonville company bill the government more than five million dollars in fraudulent claims.Jose Enrique Hernandez is accused of using his non-emergency medical transportation company, Sweet Transportation, to bill trips never taken and overstate mileage for reimbursement.Neighbors said they were not surprised to hear the arrest.

“If you are going to have that kind of business, would you really park your business vehicles on your property? In my opinion, I walked by, and thought ‘I’m not really sure about all that’,” said neighbor Stacey Willis.Read:Modivcare tells Action News Jax it is cooperating with the investigation.Clay County Sheriff’s Office says their investigation show the suspects billed for thousands of trips that never happened.Yilber Ricardo Martinez Quintero, 39 years old.

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