Federal prosecutors have criminally charged a Georgia man for allegedly conspiring to defraud federal and personal health-care profit applications "by submitting fraudulent testing claims" for coronavirus and genetic most cancers screenings, authorities introduced Monday.

The person, 49-year-old Erik Santos is accused in a grievance by the U.S. Legal professional's Workplace for the District of New Jersey of 1 depend of conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, and a single depend of conspiring to commit well being care fraud. He faces as much as 15 years in jail if convicted of each counts.

Prosecutors stated that in a telephone name on March 19, Santos defined how he considered the coronavirus outbreak as an opportunity to earn cash.

"[W]hile there are folks going via what they're going via, you'll be able to both go bankrupt or you'll be able to prosper," Santos stated on that decision, in line with prosecutors.

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