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Rodriguez was indicted in , along with two other doctord in connection witha $10 millioj Medicare fraud scheme. He pleaded guilty in to conspirac y to commit healthcare fraud. Rodriguesz was a co-owner of and physiciann at MidwayMedical Center, a Miami clinicc that purported to specialize in the treatment of HIV according to a news release from the U.S. Department of He admitted that, while at Midway, he and his co-conspirators billedx Medicare for services that were medicallg unnecessary and in many instanceesnever provided.
He also admitted that he purchased only a smalk amount of the drugs that he claimed to administed to patients and that he falsifiedmedical records, according to the news Rodriguez also admitted that he was listefd as medical director and practicing physiciajn for five other Miami-area HIV infusionb clinics between October 2003 and Februarty 2005, where he engaged in similadr activity. He admitted to filing more than $20 millio n in false claims. Several of Rodriguez’s co-defendantsz have already been sentenced for their roleas at Midway andrelated clinics.