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Mexican Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Leading a $6.85M Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Mexican Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Leading a $6.85M Healthcare Fraud Scheme

DEL RIO, Texas - A Legal Permanent Resident cardholder from Mexico was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio to 168 months in prison for healthcare fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons. According to court documents, in 2008, Orlando Omar Garcia-Moya, 54, of Piedras Negras, founded an ambulance company known as Fleet Ambulance Service Inc., which operated in and around Brackettville. As part of a fraud conspiracy involving Garcia-Moya and two of his employees, Oscar Gutierrez and Melody Ann Villarreal, the three conspirators fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid for services and received reimbursement they were not authorized or entitled to receive.

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Action Details

  • Date:March 6, 2026
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions
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