12 Arrested in South Florida as Part of Nationwide Healthcare Fraud Crackdown

This enforcement action targets the misuse of taxpayer-funded Medicare and Medicaid programs, which impacts the long-term financial stability of public healthcare services and patient access to legitimate care.

• •Nationwide investigation resulted in charges against 455 defendants, including 90 medical professionals, for $6.5 billion in fraudulent claims.
• •Authorities seized over $27 million in fraudulent Medicare payments in the Southern District of Florida.
• •Ibrahim Hilmi is linked to a $3.76 billion healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme.
• •Casilda Muniz Rodriguez is accused of billing $117 million for skin substitutes and wound care products never provided.
• •Rajiv Shah is accused of a $64 million scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment.
• •Anthony Tursi is accused of a $62 million scheme involving medically unnecessary genetic testing.
• •Laura Seiler-Anstett is accused of a $58.3 million durable medical equipment scheme.
• •Jason Finkelstein is accused of an $89 million cardiovascular testing scheme.
• •Yilian Cruz, Inti Cruz, and Adaimis Perez Arencibia are accused of a $1 million Medicaid fraud scheme.
• •Rene Yartu Couceiro is accused of paying cash 'donations' to beneficiaries for therapy services not provided.
• •Eduardo Javier Ibarra Arrowsmith is accused of fraudulently certifying naturalization applicants as disabled to bypass citizenship test requirements.
• •Prosecutors estimate Florida's 2025 fraud total could reach between $309 million and $1 billion.
• •Operation Gold Rush is the specific investigation that uncovered the multi-billion-dollar scheme involving Giorgi Kimeridze.