Owner of Doraville Medical Clinic Indicted for Health Care Fraud
Atlanta Hope Medical Group Billed Medicare for Doctor Services Never Performed

ATLANTA—DAVID SONG SEN CUI, 43, of Duluth, Georgia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of health care fraud.

United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said of the case, “Medicare dollars provide critical medical services for elderly and disabled persons. This defendant is charged with defrauding Medicare by repeatedly billing for ‘physical therapy’ that in truth was only massages given by unlicensed massage therapists. Medicare and our taxpayers cannot afford such criminal abuse of health care dollars.”

Brian D. Lamkin, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Atlanta Field Office, said, “The FBI, in conjunction with its various law enforcement partners, is committed to the protection of such federally funded programs. Individuals engaged in such fraudulent acts, as is alleged in this indictment, demonstrate a lack of compassion and greed that simply cannot and will not be tolerated. The FBI urges anyone with information regarding healthcare fraud activity to contact its nearest FBI field office.”

According to United States Attorney Yates, the charges, and other information presented in court: From November 2008 through August 2011, CUI operated the Atlanta Hope Medical Group, Inc., a clinic located in Doraville, Georgia. The clinic purported to provide physical therapy services for elderly patients. However, the clinic actually offered massage services, which were performed by unlicensed massage therapists. CUI allegedly billed the massages fraudulently to Medicare as “physical therapy” under a doctor’s name who did not render the services and was not even present at the clinic. As part of the scheme, Atlanta Hope employed a doctor who was present at the clinic only two days a week. The indictment alleges that, during the operation of the clinic, CUI fraudulently billed over $5.5 million in false claims to Medicare.

The indictment charges 11 counts of health care fraud. Each count carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. In determining the actual sentence, the court will consider the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which are not binding but provide appropriate sentencing ranges for most offenders.

Members of the public are reminded that the indictment contains only allegations. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case is being investigated by special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Assistant United States Attorney Shanya J. Dingle is prosecuting the case.

For further information, please contact Sally Q. Yates, United States Attorney, or Charysse L. Alexander, Executive Assistant United States Attorney, through Patrick Crosby, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Attorney’s Office, at (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for the HomePage for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia is www.justice.gov/usao/gan.