Jacques Roy, the Texas physician at the center of a $375 million false claims conspiracy, has been found guilty of nine Medicaid fraud charges. He was found guilty April 13 in a federal court jury in Dallas, news organizations reported.
 
Three owners of home health agencies also were found guilty of related charges.
 
The government claimed that between January 2006 and November 2011, Roy’s company Medistate, which also operated as Healthcare Medical Associates, authorized home health care for about 11,000 patients who didn’t actually qualify for home health services. According to the government, Roy sometimes would even recruit people from homeless shelters for referral to home health care that wasn't needed.
 
Each conspiracy and Medicare fraud count carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
 
In addition, the jury found Roy guilty of two false statement counts and one count of obstructing justice — each punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. But the court won’t decide the extent of punishment until October 2016.