A Miami woman sentenced to serve 35 years in prison for Medicare fraud had her sentenced commuted by President Donald Trump.
Judith Negron, 48, was among the 11 federal inmates Trump announced pardons and commutations for Tuesday, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Negron was sent to prison for her part in a $205 million fraud case in what was then the country’s biggest mental health billing scheme, according to the report.
Negron, the owner of a Miami mental health care company, American Therapeutic Corporation, was the only defendant in the case who refused a plea deal and went to trial. A federal jury convicted her in August 2011 on 24 counts of conspiracy, fraud, paying kickbacks and money laundering.
Prosecutors said the company submitted more than $205 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare.
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