Officials of a Denver medical supply company that billed U.S. institutions for supplies that were never ordered have been indicted for generating $2.6 million through the allegedly false billing scheme.
Complaints about Unified Business Supply came from multiple companies, including nursing homes. One in Grand Rapids, Mich., said that received five boxes of latex gloves it never ordered and was billed $590.
Another company in Philadelphia, Penn., said it received an invoice from Unified Business Supply for latex gloves it never ordered or received.
Denver residents David Ferre, 44; Claudia Luevano Rangel, 31, and Judith Martinez, 69, were indicted, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The indictment alleges they ran a scheme that targeted companies across the United States and billed them for medical products never received or ordered, or over-billed the companies for the products.
In addition, Ferree is alleged to have circumvented bank reporting requirements on 39 occasions. He regularly was involved in bank transactions amounting to $9,900, thus avoiding a requirement that banks file reports when deposits of $10,000 or more are made, according to the indictment.
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939 or hpankratz@denverpost.com.
