UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SO U TH ERN D ISTR ICT OF FL O RIDA

C ase N o.

18 U.S.C. j 1349

18 U.S.C. j 982

UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA

VS.

CH RISTOPH ER DANIEL BURCEL,

D efendant.

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INFO R M A TIO N

The United States Attorney chrges that:

GENER AL ALLEGATIONS

At a1l tim es relevant to this Information:

Com m ercial Insurance

Uzlited Healthcare (Gçunited'') was a commercial instlrer which offered health

instlrance to individuals through employer-sponsored group plans.

United was a çthealth care benefit progrnm '' as defined in Title 18, United States

Code, Section 24(b).

3. United often m ade payments directly to health care providers, rather thml to the

beneficiary who received the health care benefits, item s, and services. This occurred when the

provider accepted assignm ent of the right to payment from the beneficiary.

4. To obtain paym ent for treatment or services provided to a beneficiary, health care

providers had to subm it itemized claim forms to United. The claim form s required certain

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importantinformation,including'.(a)the beneficiary'sname and Health Insurance Claim

Numberorotheridentificationnumber;(b)adescriptionofthehealthcarebenefit,item,or

servicethatwasprovidedorsuppliedtothebeneficiary;(c)thebillingcodesforthebenefit,

item,orservice;(d)thedateuponwhichthebenefit,item,orservicewasprovidedorsupplied

tothebeneficiary;and(e)thennmeofthereferringphysicianorotherhealthcareprovider,as

wellasauniqueidentifyingnllm ber,lçnown eitherastheUniquePhysicianIden'tificationNumber

(E:UP1N'')orNationalProviderIdentifier(çtNPI'').

W hen aprovidersubmittedaclaim form toUnited,theprovidercertifiedthatthe

contentsoftheform weretnze,correct,complete,alldthattheform waspreparedin compliance

with theapplicablelawsandregulationsconcerningthesubmission ofhealth careclaim s. The

provideralsocertifiedthattheselwicesbeingbilledw eremedicallynecessary andw ere,in fact,

providedasbilled.

TheDefendant.aRelated Individual.and aRelatedEntitv

MobileDiagnosticImaging,lnc.C&MDl'')wasaFloridacorporationlocatedat

12555OrangeDriveinDavie,Florida. MD1purportedtobeamedicalclinictùatprovided '

com mercialinsurance beneficiaries with variousm edicaltreatm ents and services,including

antigentherapy services.

Co-conspirator 1 was a resident ofM om'oe County,Florida,and the owner,

operator,andregistered agentofM DI.

8. Defendant CH RISTOPHER DANIEL BURCEL was a residentof Broward

County,Florida.

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ConspiracytoCom m itHeaIth CareFraud

(18U.S.C.j1349)

From in or around October2014,and continuing through in oraround July 2016,in

M inm i-Dade and Browrd Cotmties,in the Southern District

defendant,

of Florida,and elsewhere,the

CH W STOPH ER DANIEL BURCEL,

didwilfuly,thatis,withtheintenttofudhertheobjectoftheconspiracy,andknowin'g1ycombine,

conspire,confederateandagreewith othersknownandunknowntotheUnitedStatesAttorney,to

comm itanoffenseagainsttheUnitedStates,thatis,toknowinglyandwillfullyexecuteascheme

and artificeto defraudahealth carebenefitprogram affectingcom merce,asdefnedin Title 18,

UnitedStatesCode,Section24(b),thatis,United,andtoobtain,bymeansofmaterialyfalseand

fraudulentpretenses,representations,andprom ises,m oneyandpropertyownedby,andtmderthe

custody and controlof,saidhealth carebenefitprogrnm,in cozmection withthedelivery ofand

paymentforhealthcarebenefits,item s,andselwices,in violation ofTitle18,United StatesCode,

Section 1347.

PURPO SE OF THE CONSPIR ACY

ltwas apurposeofthe conspiracy forthe defendantand hisco-conspiratorsto

tmlawfulyenrichthemselvesby,nmongotherthings:(a)offeringandacceptingkickbacksto

inducethereferralofUnitedbeneficiariestoMDlsothatMDIcouldbilUlited;(b)submitting

andcausingthesubmissionoffalseandfraudulentclaimstoUnited;(c)concealingthepayment

ofldckbacksand thesubmission offalse and fraudulentclaim sto United,and the receiptand

transferoffraudproceeds;and(d)divertingthefraudproceedsfortheirpersonaluseandbenefit,

andtheuseandbenefitofothers,andtofurtherthefraud.

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M ANNER AND M EANS OF TH E CONSPIM CY

The m azmer and m eans by which the defendant and his co-conspirators sought to

accomplishtheobjectandpurposeoftheconspiracyincluded,amongothers,thefollowing:

CHRISTOPHER DAM EL BURCEL accepted ldckbacksfrom Co-conspirator

1in exchangefozreferringUzzitedbeneficiariesto51D1tobeusedtosubmitfalseand fzaudulent

health careinsuranceclaim stoUnitedbyM DI.

11. Asaresultofthesekickbacks,Co-conspirator1andhisco-conspiratorssubznitted

and caused M DIto submitapproximately $1,919,850 in claimsto United which falsely and

fraudulently representedthatvarioushealthcarebenefits,primmily antigentherapy services,had

beenprovidedbyM DItobenesciariesofUnited.

12. Asaresultofsuch false and fraudulentclaim s,Ulzited m adepaym entsto M DI,

throughitscoporatebnnkaccotmts,intheapproximateamountof$635,230.

13. CH RISTOPHER DANIEL BURCEL, Co-conspirator and other coconspiratorsusedtheproceedsofthehealth carefraud,andtheldckbackpaym entsgenerated by

thatfraud,fortheirpersonaluseandbenefit,theuseeandbenefitofothers,andtofurtherthefraud.

A11inviolationofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 1349.

FORFEITURE

(18U.S.C.j982)

The allegations contained in this lnformation are hereby realleged and by this

referencefully incop oratedherein forthepurposeofalleging forfeitureto theUnited Statesof

certainpropertyinwhich thedefendant,CHRISTOPHER DAM EL BURCEL,hasaninterest.

Upon conviction ofaconspiracy to violateTitle 18,United StatesCodes,Section

1347,asallegedinthisInformation,thedefendantshallforfeittotheUnited Statesany property,

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realorpersonal,thatconstitutesorisderived,directly orindirectly,from grossproceedstraceable

tothecommissionofsuchviolation,ptlrsuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(7).

Ifthepropertydescribedaboveasbeingsubjecttoforfeiture,asaresultofanyact

oromission ofthedefendant,

(a) cnnotbelocatedupontheexerciseofduediligence;

(b) hasbeentransferredorsoldto,ordepositedwithathirdparty;

(c) hasbeenplacedbeyondthejtlrisdictionoftheCourt;

(d) hasbeensubstantialydiminishedinvalue;or

(e) hasbeencommingledwitiotherpropertywhichcannotbesubdivided

withoutdifficulty;

itistheintentoftheUnitedStates,pursuanttoTitle21,UnitedStatesCode,Section853(p),to

seek forfeiture ofany otherproperty ofthe defendantup to thevalue ofthe above forfeitable

propertyand,inaddition,toseekacourtorderrequiringthedefendanttorettm lany suchproperty

tothejurisdictionofthecourtforseizureandforfeiture.

Al1ptlrsuanttoTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section982(a)(7)andtheprocedtlressetforth

atTitle 21,United StatesCode,Section 853,asincorporated by Title 18,United StatesCode,

Section982(b)(1).

A TO 10 GONZALEZ

ITED T TES ATTORN EY

- P .

M ICHAEL B. OM ER

ASSISTANT UNITED STATESATTORNEY

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UM TEDSTATESDISTRICTCoURT

SOUTITERN DISTRIG OFFLORIDA

UM TED STATESOFAG RICA

V.

CHRISTOPHER DANIELBURCEL,

Defendant. /

CourtDivision:tselectOne) Newdefendants) I--IYes I'--INo

I'Z MiamiH KeyWestH FI'L Numberofnewdefendants

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1.1havecarefullyconsideredtheallegationsoftheindictment,thenumberofdefendants,thenumberofproGble

witnessesandthelegalcom plexitiesoftheIndictment/lnform ationattachedhereto.

2.1am awarethattheinform ationsuppliedonthisstatementwillberelieduponbytheJudgesofthisCourtin

setlingtheircalendarsandschedulingcriminaltrialsunderthem andateoftheSpeedyTrialAct,

Title28U.S.C.Section3161.

3.Interpreter:(YesorNo)NO

CASENO.

C ERTIFICATE OF TRIAL ATTO RNEYY

SupersedingCaseInformation:

Listlanguageand/ordialect

4.I'hiscasewilltake 0 daysforthepadiestotry.

5.Pleasecheckappropriatecategoryandtypeofoffenselistedbelow:

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1 0to5days Iz Petty EqI

11 6to10days EqI Minor EEI

l11 11to20days Ir7j Misdemeanor EEI

IV 21to60days E7I Felony Edq

V 61daysandover E7l

6.HasthiscasepreviouslybeenfiledinthisDistrictCourt?(YesorNo)No

lfyes:Judge CaseNo.

(Attachcopyofdispositiveorder)

Hasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismatter?(YesorNo)No

Ifyes:M agistrateCaseN o.

Relatedmiscellaneousnum bers:

Defendantts)infederalcustodyasof

Defendantts)instatecustodyasof

Rule20from theDistrictof

lsthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo)No

7.Doesthiscase originatefrom am atterpendingintheCentralRegionoftheU.S.Attorney'sOfficepriorto

August9,2013(Mag.JudgeAlicia0.Valle)?(YesorNo)No

8.Doestlziscase originatefrom am atterpendingintheNodhernRegionoftheU .S.Attorney'sOfficepriorto

August8,2014(Mag.JudgeShaniekMaynard?(YesorNo)No

9.Doesthiscase originatefrom am atterpendingintheCentralRegionoftheU.S.Attorney'sOfficepriorto

October3,2019(Mag.JudgeJaredStrauss)?(YesorNo)No

*penaltySheetts)attachi

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M ichaelB.Homer

AssistantUnited StatesAttorney

CourtID No. A5502497

REV 3/19/21

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UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT

SOUTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PENALTY SHEET

Defendant'sNam e: CHRISTOPHER DAN IEL BURCEL

CaseNo:

Collnt#:1

ConspiracytoComm itHea1th CareFraud

Title 18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1349

*Max.Penalty:Ten(10)Years'Imprisonment

*Refersonlytopossibleterm ofincarceration,doesnotincludepossiblefines,restitutiom

specialassessm ents,paroleterm s,orforfeituresthatm ay beapplicable.

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AO455(Rev.01/09)WaiverofanIndictment

UNITED STATESD ISTRICT COURT

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Southem DistrictofFlorida

United StatesofAm erica

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CHRISTOPHER DANIELBURCEL,

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W AIVER OF AN G DICTM ENT

1understandthatIhavebeen accusedofoneormoreoffensespunishablebyimprisonmentformorethanone

year.Iwasadvisedinopencoul'tofmyrightsandthenatureoftheproposedchargesagainstm e.

ARerreceivingthisadvice,1waivemyrighttoprosecutionby indictmentandconsenttoprosecutionby

information.

Signatureofdefendant'satorney

Judge'ssignature

Judge'sprintednameandtitle

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