Three people have been charged after they were accused of using dozens of Miami-area nursing homes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid out of $1 billion.

The Associated Press reported that Philip Esformes ran 30 nursing homes and assisted living facilities. He conspired with two others and a network of doctors and hospitals willing to ignore the law and refer thousands of patients to their facilities — despite patients not qualifying for the services.

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