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Woman who wrote book on healthcare fraud sentenced in $136 million Medicare scheme

The author of multiple books on healthcare compliance was sentenced Tuesday to federal prison for fraudulently billing Medicare as part of a $136 million scheme that spanned several U.S. states, the Washington Examiner has learned.

Jean Wilson, 54, received a 10-year prison sentence, followed by three years of supervised release, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey for her role in the medical billing scam involving illegal kickbacks and massive quantities of phony prescriptions.

According to the superseding indictment, Wilson owned and operated two telehealth companies that paid medical providers to place bulk orders of orthotic devices and prescription drugs for Medicare patients who did not need the braces or medication. Prosecutors said Wilson, a licensed nurse, signed many of the prescriptions herself.