A Collin County, Texas husband and wife have been arrested and
charged with health care fraud violations in the Eastern District of
Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
John Mitchell
Rutoskey, 59, and Gwenice Rutoskey , 54, were arrested early this
morning at their McKinney, Texas, home without incident. On December 12,
2012, the Rutoskeys were named in an indictment returned by a federal
grand jury charging them with conspiracy to commit health care fraud,
six counts of health care fraud, causing false representations in
relation to federal health care programs, and two counts of money
laundering. The Rutoskeys will make an initial appearance today before
U.S. Magistrate Judge Amos Mazzant.
If convicted of these
charges, the Rutoskey’s face up to 10 years in federal prison for each
health care fraud and money laundering charge. They face up to five
years in federal prison for the charge of causing false representations
in relation to federal health care fraud programs.
This case is
being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Department of Health and Human Services, the Texas Attorney General’s
Office, and the McKinney Police Department. This case is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James Peacock.
Any
individuals with knowledge of these or other health care fraud
violations are encouraged to contact the Department of Health and Human
Services’ fraud hotline at 1-800-HHS-TIPS (447-8477)
A grand jury
indictment is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed
innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of
law.
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