Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez
announces that Lisa McLaren Janick (47, Port Charlotte) today pleaded guilty to
two counts of health care fraud. McLaren Janick faces a maximum penalty of 20
years in federal prison on each count. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
According to the plea agreement, McLaren Janick, while
employed as a marketer for a home health agency, falsified documents relating
to her husband’s (Dr. Janick’s) Port Charlotte medical office and created bogus
referrals for the patients to receive medically unnecessary home health
services. Dr. Janick previously pleaded guilty in a related case to obstruction
of a federal audit. His sentencing hearing is scheduled on September 11, 2018.
This case was investigated by Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of
Inspector General. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney
Rachel Jones.
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