Texas Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years for $61M Medicare Telemarketing Fraud
Robert "Bobby" Leon Smith III, a 50-year-old from Archer City, Texas, was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for leading a massive telemarketing fraud scheme that stole $61.5 million from Medicare. Smith ran seven durable medical equipment companies and a marketing firm, using them to submit false claims for orthotic braces, foot baths, and genetic tests that beneficiaries neither needed nor requested. Thousands of Medicare recipients were targeted through deceptive calls and received unneeded medical devices, placing financial strain on the national healthcare system and victimizing elderly patients. The fraudulent claims spanned Florida, Texas, and Maryland, illustrating how the operation... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 27 Mar 2026 15:03
