Another L.A. Exec Indicted for Medicare Fraud
Valery Bogomolny, a former owner of a Los Angeles medical equipment supply company has been indicted for allegedly engaging in a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Bogomolny, 41, of Los Angeles, California, was indicted in the Central District of California on six counts of health care fraud, each of which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison upon conviction. He was taken into custody on September 27, 2013, and the indictment was unsealed following his initial appearance in federal court that afternoon.
Bogomolny was the owner and president of Royal Medical Supply, a durable medical equipment (DME) supply company located in Los Angeles.
Court documents allege that from approximately January 2006 through October 2009, he allegedly engaged in a scheme to commit health care fraud through the operation of Royal by providing medically unnecessary power wheelchairs and other DME to Medicare beneficiaries and submitting false and fraudulent claims to Medicare. Bogomolny allegedly knew the prescriptions and medical documents were fraudulent and that some of the beneficiaries did not receive the DME, yet he certified to Medicare with the submission of each claim that the DME was received and was medically necessary.
Bogomolny, through Royal, allegedly submitted approximately $4 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for power wheelchairs and related services, and Medicare paid Royal approximately $2.7 million on those claims.
The government reminds the public that charges and allegations contained in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
