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On March 14, 2012, Briceno pleaded guilty to the latter count, and was sentenced to 60 months in prison.On Aug. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida charged Briceno with health care fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347, and conspiracy to commit health care fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. announcement Justice Department Secures Denaturalization of Health Care Fraudster Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs On Nov. 17, the Justice Department secured the denaturalization of Marieva Briceno, who defrauded
more than $5.4 million from Medicare and then obtained U.S. From May 2007 to January 2010, Briceno and her co-conspirators submitted approximately $5,460,323 in fraudulent claims to Medicare for those medically unnecessary services. Ultimately, Medicare paid $2,998,321.94 on those fraudulent claims, with Briceno personally receiving approximately $513,200 in fraudulent payouts.“The denaturalization of Marieva Briceno shows that if you steal from the programs that serve our most vulnerable citizens, you will be found out, prosecuted, and suffer the consequences of your actions, up to and including the loss of your U.S. You cannot
defraud Medicare, conceal your crimes, and expect to secure the benefits of citizenship,” said U.S. “Fraud against programs that serve our most vulnerable citizens and lies told to obtain naturalization undermine the integrity of both our healthcare system and our immigration process. On both her citizenship application and while under oath during an interview with immigration officials, Briceno concealed her health care fraud and denied ever committing a crime for which she had not been arrested. 12, the Justice Department filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida seeking