In 2023, three Miami-Dade clinic operators pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid out of $16 million by falsely billing for unnecessary mental health services and paying kickbacks to patients. Rigoberto Cordero, after initially pleading guilty, stood trial and was convicted on multiple charges, receiving a 14-year prison sentence. His wife, Mileidy Tellechea, received a lesser four-year sentence after cooperating with authorities. The duo's actions included inflated billing for services between 2018 and 2022, alongside unlawful payments that constituted fraud against the Medicaid program, highlighting serious violations in healthcare integrity.
The couple operated two clinics in West Miami-Dade, submitting false bills for psychosocial rehabilitative services while paying kickbacks to patients who didnât require mental health sessions.
Cordero was sentenced to 14 years in prison for conspiracy, healthcare fraud, and money laundering, while cooperating wife received a four-year sentence, showing disparity in sentencing.
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