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Man Convicted in $1 Billion Medicare Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly

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Brett Blackman, owner of a healthcare software company in Johnson County, Kansas, was convicted by a federal jury in the Southern District of Florida for participating in a $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme. The scheme involved generating fake doctors’ orders and prescriptions to defraud Medicare and other benefit programs.

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DOJ : Man Convicted in $1B Medicare Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly

Media Coverage · May 14, 2026

Brett Blackman, owner of HealthSplash in Johnson County, Kansas, was convicted by a federal jury in the Southern District of Florida for his role in a $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme. The scheme involved generating fake doctors’ orders and prescriptions to defraud Medicare and other benefit programs. Blackman faces charges including conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, wire fraud, healthcare kickbacks, and making

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  • Medicare fraud
  • Conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud
  • Wire fraud
  • Healthcare software misuse
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DOJ : Man Convicted in $1B Medicare Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly

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Brett Blackman, owner of HealthSplash in Johnson County, Kansas, was convicted by a federal jury in the Southern District of Florida for his role in a $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme. The scheme involved generating fake doctors’ orders and
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A man from Johnson County, Kansas, who owned a healthcare software company has been convicted in a $1 billion Medicare fraud case. HealthSplash owner Brett Blackman was convicted by a federal jury in the Southern District of Florida for his part in the scheme that officials said generated fake doctors’ orders and prescriptions to defraud Medicare and other benefit programs, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. He was convicted of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and wire

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Media Coverage May 14, 2026

DOJ : Man Convicted in $1B Medicare Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly

Brett Blackman, owner of HealthSplash in Johnson County, Kansas, was convicted by a federal jury in the Southern District of Florida for his role in a $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme. The scheme involved generating fake doctors’ orders and prescriptions to defraud Medicare and other benefit programs. Blackman faces charges including conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, wire fraud, healthcare kickbacks, and making false statements related to healthcare.

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