United States Attorney Robert J. Troester announced criminal charges against two defendants and a separate civil case in the Western District of Oklahoma on healthcare fraud-related charges.
Steward Johnson, 72, and Stephen Johnson, 47, from Lawton were charged on June 16 with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and money laundering for defrauding over $27 million from TRICARE, a healthcare program for active military service members, veterans and their family members.
According to a Department of Justice press release, the Johnsons operated a durable medical equipment company that offered Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, or CPAP, machines. From January 2018 through December 2024, the pair allegedly submitted fraudulent claims to TRICARE for in-person CPAP-related services that they did not provide and were not qualified to provide.
The Johnsons are accused of submitting more than 650,000 separate claims and receiving more than $27 million in reimbursements.
In another filing, Judy Dennis of Oklahoma City was charged Monday with violating the False Claims Act, the Oklahoma Medicaid False Claims Act, federal common law and Oklahoma common law.
Dennis, a licensed speech-language pathologist, allegedly submitted more than $2.5 million in false and fraudulent claims for speech-language pathology services. The filing state, Dennis, presented claims for services that were not provided, were not medically reasonable or necessary and/or did not comply with program...
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