Keith J. Gray’s conviction underscores rising enforcement and audit risk as Medicare spending shifts toward high-cost genetic testing.
A federal jury in Dallas has convicted Texas laboratory owner and former NFL player Keith J. Gray for orchestrating a $328 million Medicare fraud scheme tied to unnecessary cardiovascular genetic testing. Gray, age 39, owned and operated Axis Professional Labs LLC and Kingdom Health Laboratory LLC, which billed Medicare for tests that were not medically necessary, according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
The jury convicted Gray on multiple counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, and money laundering. He now faces up to 10 years in prison for each count, with sentencing to be determined by a federal judge.
Gray briefly pursued a professional football career after playing at the…
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