Update: Men Sentenced for $34.8 Million Scheme

In an update to a November 6, 2025, story, Kenneth Charles Kessler III was sentenced to almost three years in prison and Michael Andrew Gomez was sentenced to two years. Read a Department of Justice press release.

Kenneth Charles Kessler III and Michael Andrew Gomez were charged for their roles in a scheme to submit approximately $34.8 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary products. As part of the scheme, the defendants and their co-conspirators targeted thousands of Medicare beneficiaries and, through deceptive telemarketing, persuaded them to accept medical equipment that they did not need, such as orthotic braces and continuous glucose monitors. Read a Department of Justice press release.

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