Louisiana man pleads guilty to $3.8M Medicare fraud scheme, faces 10 years

WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- A Louisiana man faces a decade in prison after pleading guilty to stealing millions of dollars from Medicare, authorities said.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that Michael L. Riggins, 62, of West Monroe, pleaded guilty in connection with a five-year scheme to submit millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to Medicare for expensive and medically unnecessary medical equipment.

According to court documents, Riggins was the owner of Bluewater Healthcare (Bluewater)...