Louisiana Couple and Their Business Plead Guilty to Operating Sham Medical Reimbursement Account Program that Defrauded the IRS and Program Participants Out of Over $48 Million.

TOTAL Financial Group Inc.; HEALTH care fraud; UNITED States. Internal Revenue Service; MEDICARE reimbursement

The article informs that Denis Joachim and Donna Joachim, couple from Covington, Louisiana, and their company Total Financial Group Inc. pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to create, market and operate a fraudulent medical reimbursement program that defrauded the Internal Revenue Service and program participants out of over 48 million dollar. It is noted that defendants have agreed to forfeit assets previously seized with a collective value of approximately 6.3 million dollar.