The former CEO of Team Work Ready, a Houston-based physical therapy chain, was sentenced June 1 to more than 19 years in prison for his role in an $18 million healthcare fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice.
The sentencing came after a federal jury convicted Jeffrey Eugene Rose Sr. of healthcare fraud, conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering in October 2016. Mr. Rose was one of three Team Work Ready executives convicted in the scheme.
According to federal prosecutors, Mr. Rose and his co-conspirators submitted $18.3 million in fraudulent claims for physical therapy services that were never provided through Mr. Rose's 10 Team Work Ready clinics in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. The claims were submitted under the Federal Employees Compensation Act, which is administered by the Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Program.
In addition to the prison term, Mr. Rose was ordered to pay $14.5 million in restitution to the DOL's Office of Workers' Compensation Program.
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