| Albin
Bailed for
Medicare Fraud
Like Sis Found
Guilty Now
Erin Foley
Asks For No
Jail Time
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Nov 7– Ted Albin was arrested
in Florida on charges of
health care fraud and
conspiracy to violate the
Anti-Kickback Statute.
As sketched in a
four-count Indictment unsealed
in the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York, Albin and his twin
sister Erin Foley ran a
Medicare billing company that
they used to bill Medicare for
more than $25 million in
fraudulent claims for durable
medical equipment and on which
Medicare and related private
insurers paid out more than $9
million.
On December
28, Albin appeared by
Facetime, from Florida, before
SDNY Magistrate Judge Barbara
Moses. Inner City Press was in
the courtroom, the only media
there, and live tweeted. Part
of thread here
On January 17,
Erin Foley pled not guilty; a
next conference for both was
set for April 18 at 4:30 pm.
And properties were named and
encumbered: "Erin Foley, the
defendant, may not sell,
pledge, mortgage, hypothecate,
encumber, etc., the property
at 6443 Hall Blvd.,
Loxahatchee, FL 33470, until
the personal recognizance bond
in this case is discharged, or
otherwise modified by the
Court
On January 25,
Erin Foley's lawyer wrote in
seeking permission to speak,
as she can with her brother,
with Molly Hilermand (sister)
and Audra Kashack (close
friend).
On January 22,
2025 Alan Swiss pled guilty to
Count 1s, with sentencing set
for May 29, 2025.
On May 23, the US
asked for 57 months on Swiss.
Docketed on April
2, Erin Foley pled guilty:
"Arraignment as to Erin Foley.
Deft Foley enters plea of
guilty to one-count
superseding information.
Sentence date 7/31/2025 at
12:00pm. PSI ordered. Bail
cont'd."
On June 17 the US
Attorney's Office wrote in
arguing for admission of text
messages between Albin and
Erin Foley - they include
"When they take off my
handcuffs look out!... I'm
saying when DOJ takes off my
handcuffs... Look out. They
are already on me. I spent
five hours today submitting
documents!"
On June 18,
billing documents were
disputed with Inner City Press
in the courtroom - and
afterward the US submitted a
new request to charge,
dropping "willfulness" and the
requirement of loss, following
Koussis.
On June 24,
guilty on all counts: "JURY
VERDICT as to Ted Albin (2)
Guilty on Count 1s,2s,3s,4s."
On July 16 his
twin sister Erin Foley asked
to delay her sentencing from
July 31 to the week of
November 3, because she was
mentioned repeatedly in Ted
Albin's trial and counsel
wants to study the
transcripts.
On July 31
counsel to Alan Swiss wrote in
to say Swiss was arrested for
drunk driving and now wants to
self- surrender rather than be
slowly transported, presumably
through Oklahoma.
On November 7
counsel to Erin Foley wrote in
to ask for no jail time when
she is sentenced on November
20.
More details on
Substack here
The case is US v.
Foley, et al., 23-cr-664
(Koeltl / Moses)
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