Chapter 24 - THE FEDERAL CASE
The federal case was less emotional.
Numbers.
Wire transfers.
Claims.
Provider certifications.
Bank records.
False medical-support hours.
Duplicate reimbursements.
Fraudulent home modifications.
Service-dog costs already paid by another program.
Total questioned amount exceeded $410,000.
Not all became proven loss.
Some services had actually occurred.
Final calculated fraudulent loss was lower.
That mattered.
Federal prosecutors charged false claims, healthcare-fraud-related offenses, wire fraud, and conspiracy based on supported transactions.
Patricia and Gerald eventually entered separate plea agreements.
Gerald’s cooperation reduced his exposure.
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Patricia accepted responsibility only after the state jury returned guilty findings on the principal cruelty and child-related counts.
No single trial magically resolved everything.
