Created Thu 3rd Jul 9:31am PDT by 
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Will the Miami FL couple who pled guilty to medicare fraud serve any jail time?
Settled as Yes
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls/PressReleases/080828-04.html
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Settled as Yes on Fri 29th Aug 11:46am PDT
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As reported by a major mainstream news source.
Suspend date: Wed 1st Apr 2009 12:59am PDT (29 weeks to go)
Settlement date: Fri 29th Aug 11:46am PDT
Initial likelihoods:
Yes: 50%
Action history:
Created Thu 3rd Jul 9:31am PDT by coolkraft
coolkraft
Suspended Thu 28th Aug 4:42pm PDT by 
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: Suspended pending settlement
newswrangler: Suspended pending settlement
Settlement requested Thu 28th Aug 4:42pm PDT by newswrangler: Winning prediction = "Yes"
"R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, Christopher B. Dennis, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Miami Regional Office, and Bill McCollum, Attorney General, State of Florida, announced that defendants Mabel and Abner Diaz, of Miami Lakes, FL were each sentenced today to fourteen years’ incarceration for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and health care fraud. Defendant Suleidy Cano, of Hialeah, FL was sentenced to eleven years’ incarceration for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and aggravated identity theft."
<http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls/PressReleases/080828-04.html>
I don't have a prediction cut-off time... this was decided earlier today -- probably this morning, EDT. (market suspended)
newswrangler: Winning prediction = "Yes"
"R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, Christopher B. Dennis, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Miami Regional Office, and Bill McCollum, Attorney General, State of Florida, announced that defendants Mabel and Abner Diaz, of Miami Lakes, FL were each sentenced today to fourteen years’ incarceration for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and health care fraud. Defendant Suleidy Cano, of Hialeah, FL was sentenced to eleven years’ incarceration for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and aggravated identity theft."
<http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls/PressReleases/080828-04.html>
I don't have a prediction cut-off time... this was decided earlier today -- probably this morning, EDT. (market suspended)
Settled as 'Yes' Fri 29th Aug 11:46am PDT by 
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: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls/PressReleases/080828-04.html
ryanj: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls/PressReleases/080828-04.html
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score: 10
Miami Herald 1 week ago
healthcare fields -- medical equipment providers and HIV drug-infusion clinics. They fuel South Florida's reputation as the nation's Medicare fraud capital. $60 BILLION LOSS The series underscored Medicare's failure to root out fraudulent claims
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Miami Herald 1 week ago
biggest medical equipment corruption case in South Florida revolved around a pair of Medicare billing experts. Mabel and Abner Diaz, owners of All-Med Billing Corp., submitted a staggering $420 million in false Medicare claims on behalf of 85 medical
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Miami Herald 1 week ago
-- medical equipment suppliers and HIV drug-infusion clinics. They fuel South Florida's reputation as the nation's capital of Medicare fraud. The Miami Herald series underscored Medicare's failure to root out fraudulent claims submitted to the health
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Miami Herald 1 week ago
Suspected of fleeing to Cuba, three Miami-Dade brothers wanted for Medicare fraud are accused of laundering $24 million of their bounty by using shell companies to cash checks at a local chain of stores, according to a federal court record. The
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Miami Herald 1 week ago
Suspected of fleeing to Cuba, three Miami-Dade brothers wanted for Medicare fraud are accused of laundering $24 million of their bounty by using shell companies to cash checks at a local chain of stores, according to a federal court record.The Benitez
BTW, sentencing for this case is set for August 22, 2008.
(As an aside, I saw the news keywords you used: "medicare fraud, miami couple, pled guilty"
"Abner Diaz, Mabel Diaz, medicare fraud" would likely pull in more news specific to your question. You can correct keywords by sending a flag to the Category Editor ;-)
there was alsolutely nothing "wrong" with the 'suspend date' you had!
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