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January 22, 2026 — Florida nursing assistant Christian “Chris” Cruz, 45, was convicted for running an $11.4 million Medicare fraud scheme in which he used fake doctors’ orders and a hidden business partnership to send unnecessary orthotic braces to patients nationwide in order to illegally profit from taxpayer-funded reimbursements. (BSO | Getty){ }
January 22, 2026 — Florida nursing assistant Christian “Chris” Cruz, 45, was convicted for running an $11.4 million Medicare fraud scheme in which he used fake doctors’ orders and a hidden business partnership to send unnecessary orthotic braces to patients nationwide in order to illegally profit from taxpayer-funded reimbursements. (BSO)
Military veterans are treated at a podiatry clinic during a Stand Down event designed to help veterans who are homeless or housing insecure on June 16, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Florida nursing assistant convicted in $11.4M Medicare brace scheme

January 22, 2026 — Florida nursing assistant Christian “Chris” Cruz, 45, was convicted for running an $11.4 million Medicare fraud scheme in which he used fake doctors’ orders and a hidden business partnership to send unnecessary orthotic braces to patients nationwide in order to illegally profit from taxpayer-funded reimbursements. (BSO | Getty){ }
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