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Ex-Hospital CFO Pleads Guilty In Skid Row Scam

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Feb 9, 2010 1:37 pm US/Pacific

Ex-Hospital CFO Pleads Guilty In Skid Row Scam

LOS ANGELES (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Vincent Rubio said he paid off so-called marketers who recruited homeless people from skid row and had them taken to Tustin Hospital and Medical Center. (file)
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An ex-hospital chief financial officer has agreed to plead guilty to paying illegal kickbacks for patients recruited from the Skid Row area of Los Angeles.

In court documents filed Tuesday, 49-year-old Vincent Rubio said he paid off so-called marketers who recruited homeless people and had them taken to Tustin Hospital and Medical Center where he worked. As part of the scheme, the hospital then billed Medicare and Medi-Cal for unnecessary treatments.

Rubio is the fifth person to be charged in an ongoing investigation into health care fraud involving Skid Row residents.

Rubio agreed to plead guilty to health care fraud and tax evasion, which carry a combined maximum of 15 years in prison. He is scheduled to appear in court March 1.