San Antonio Couple Indicted in Health Care Fraud Investigation

January 21, 2010 - United States Attorney John E. Murphy announced that a Federal grand jury in San Antonio this afternoon returned a 12-count indictment charging a San Antonio couple in connection with an alleged estimated $1.8 million health care fraud scheme.

The indictment charges Terry L. Young and his wife, Kimberle, owners and operators of three San Antonio area durable medical equipment suppliers—New Impulse, Superior Rehab Technology and Advanced Rehab Technologies—with 10 counts of health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and one count of money laundering.

The indictment alleges that from February 6, 2003, to July 30, 2007, the defendants conspired to submit fraudulent billings to various health care benefit programs. In their scheme, the defendants billed the programs for nerve stimulator supplies as well as topical analgesics the defendants claim they delivered to beneficiaries which were not, in fact, delivered. In addition to the charges, the indictment includes a demand for monetary Judgement against the defendants in the amount of $1,830,640.52.

Upon conviction, the defendants face a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment and a $250,000 fine per count.

An indictment is merely a charge and should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service–Criminal Investigation. Assistant United States Attorneys William R. Harris and Diana Cruz-Zapata are prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.