Savannah Clinic Charged with $4.6 Million Medicare Fraud

    The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia has announced the indictment of Alfredo Rasco and Niurka Rasco of Miami, Florida, who operated a clinic called United Therapy in Savannah. The defendants are charged with 34 counts of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft. The indictment alleges that the Rascos, through United Therapy, provided infusion services to patients, but only administered a fraction of the medicines to patients, while billing Medicare for the full amount. The indictment further alleges that the defendants defrauded Medicare of more than $4.6 million between 2005 and 2008.