Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) is charging Hector Luis Sanchez Gonzalez and Juan Carlos Vilchez Montiel, who were both arrested for their roles in a coordinated scheme to defraud Florida’s Medicaid program out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) claims.

“Florida’s Medicaid program is not there to line the pockets of fraudsters gaming the system,” said Attorney General James Uthmeier. “My office will continue to hold criminals accountable, protect taxpayer dollars, and stop those who think they can cheat the people of Florida without consequence.”

After the Attorney General’s Office secured warrants, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office assisted in taking both individuals into custody.

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