In his plea agreement, Mr. Perkins, the owner and operator of Healthcare Options, admitted orchestrating the scheme from Jan. 6, 2007, to Feb. 28, 2008. The scheme involved submitting false claims to the Minnesota Department of Human Services, which administers the Medicaid program in Minnesota, according to the release.
Mr. Perkins faces a potential maximum penalty of five years in prison for his crime.
The case is the result of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General, the Social Security Administration and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.
Read the release about B. Bennie Perkins (pdf).
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