A federal jury in Houston has convicted a 65-year-old Houston resident for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery announced Friday.
The jury deliberated for approximately three hours before convicting Abudul Audu Azia Ozigi following a three-day trial.
At trial, co-conspirator Margaret Arise testified that she owned numerous home health agencies in the Houston Area. She admitted she hired Ozigi to act in the role of a physician to see patients in their homes, according to the release. Ozigi did not have a license to practice medicine in the United States and was also not under the supervision of a physician when he treated patients.
Arise further testified Ozigi visited patients and qualified them for home health, when in fact, they did not need services. In addition, recruiters were paid to provide patient information to bill them for home health services regardless of whether they needed care.At trial, Ozigi attempted to convince the jury he had no knowledge of fraud and did not have the intent to defraud Medicare.
Previously released on bond, Ozigi was taken into custody following the conviction today where he will remain pending that hearing.
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