Georgia Man Sentenced for $7.2M Medicare Genetic Testing Fraud Scheme

Patrick C. Moore Jr. of Peachtree City, Georgia has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and ordered to pay over $7.2 million in restitution for his role in a Medicare fraud conspiracy involving unnecessary genetic testing. He orchestrated a scheme where recruiters targeted Medicare beneficiaries for medically unnecessary genetic tests, resulting in approximately $24 million billed to Medicare. Moore received about $4.3 million in illegal kickbacks and used sham invoices to conceal the payouts.