Owner of Lemont-based health care company admits to paying bribes : suntimes

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Owner of Lemont-based health care company admits to paying bribes

Owner of Lemont-based health care company admits to paying bribes

Owner of Lemont-based health care company admits to paying bribesThe owner of a Lemont-based home health care company admitted Wednesday in federal court that he paid bribes to medical directors in order to get referrals for patients enrolled in Medicare.In a plea agreement, 47-year-old Romy Macasaet Jr., owner of Home Bound Healthcare Inc., pleaded guilty to one count of violating the anti-kickback statute, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's office.He faces up to five years in prison at a sentencing hearing in February.


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Home health care boss admits to kickbacks

Home health care boss admits to kickbacks

The owner of one of the state's largest home health care companies admitted in federal court Wednesday that he paid nearly $790,000 in bribes to doctors in exchange for patient referrals.His Lemont-based firm, Home Bound Healthcare Inc., has also agreed to pay $6.8 million to the government related to Medicare reimbursements the company received, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release.Romy Macasaet Jr. is Home Bound's president and majority owner, and, as part of the settlement with the government, he has agreed to resign from the company and divest his ownership in the business, which has seven offices in Illinois and Nevada, according to the release and court filings.