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Former CEO Sentenced for Massive Medicare Fraud Scheme

12/22/2025

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Gary Cox, a 79-year-old former CEO from Maricopa County, Arizona, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
He was ordered to pay $425 million in restitution after being found guilty of conspiring to defraud Medicare.
Cox and co-conspirators targeted Medicare recipients with false doctor orders for unnecessary items and illegal kickbacks.
The U.S. Department of Justice described the case as one of the largest telemarketing Medicare fraud cases.

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Story summary

Gary Cox, a 79-year-old former CEO from Maricopa County, Arizona, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
He was ordered to pay $425 million in restitution after being found guilty of conspiring to defraud Medicare.
Cox and co-conspirators targeted Medicare recipients with false doctor orders for unnecessary items and illegal kickbacks.
The U.S. Department of Justice described the case as one of the largest telemarketing Medicare fraud cases.