Thompson W. Chinwoh and Stephanie Dangerfield both Pled Guilty for Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud

Source- http://neworleans.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel11/no012511.htm

BATON ROUGE, LA—United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr. announced that THOMPSON W. CHINWOH, age 57 and STEPHANIE DANGERFIELD, age 49 of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, both pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge James J. Brady to one count of an indictment charging conspiracy to commit health care fraud. SAMUEL B. JOHNSON, age 48 of Baton Rouge, also pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of money laundering.

The superseding indictment in this matter, filed December 8, 2010, arose from a health care fraud scheme involving a company known as Medical Supplies of Baton Rouge, Inc. ("MSBR"). CHINWOH and JOHNSON were owners of MSBR and DANGERFIELD worked for the company. MSBR was a company engaged in the business of providing power wheelchairs, orthotics and other durable medical equipment to Medicare beneficiaries. CHINWOH, JOHNSON and DANGERFIELD conspired with each other to defraud the Medicare program and commit health care fraud by submitting false claims to Medicare seeking reimbursement for sets of expensive braces (including a back brace, knee braces, and other items) knowing that the braces were not medically necessary and had not been prescribed for the beneficiaries by their physicians.

As a result of their guilty pleas, CHINWOH and DANGERFIELD each face a maximum sentence of a term of imprisonment of ten years. As a result of his guilty plea, JOHNSON faces a maximum sentence of a term of imprisonment of thirty years. Sentencing has not yet been set for these defendants.


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