“Healthcare fraud is not a paperwork crime, it is theft from patients and taxpayers,” said U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida. Alterman’s laboratories billed about $52 million to Medicare for the false and fraudulent claims, of which Medicare paid about $36 million. As part of his plea agreement, Alterman agreed to forfeit his Lake Worth estate and a 2022 Rolls-Royce Ghost purchased with money traceable to the scheme:Alterman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to offer and pay kickbacks. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nadya Cheatham for the Southern District of Florida is handling asset forfeiture. The Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s efforts to combat health care fraud through the Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program.