A would-be physician with business ties to several MMA stars faces serious charges after being indicted over a fraud and money laundering scheme that allegedly sought to defraud Medicare of over $120 million.
The United States Department of Justice released a statement Wednesday announcing that Francisco Patino, 65, of Wayne County, Mich., has been charged in a superseding indictment with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of money laundering. An initial indictment saw Patino charged with two counts of health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay and receive health care kickbacks.