Coral Springs woman indicted in $58.3 million Medicare fraud scheme

Federal prosecutors indicted Coral Springs biller Laura Seiler-Anstett in a $58.3 million Medicare fraud case built around medically unnecessary orthotic braces. The allegation lands close to home for Broward taxpayers and seniors who depend on Medicare, because the scheme is said to have converted paperwork into public dollars while pushing equipment that beneficiaries did not need.

Seiler-Anstett, 55, was charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, along with four counts of health care fraud. The indictment identifies her as the listed owner of MedAct Billers, LLC and Intelibill Professional Services LLC, billing companies tied to Margate. Prosecutors say she worked as a biller and consultant for durable medical equipment suppliers and helped submit Medicare claims on their behalf.

The alleged operation ran from about August 2018 through June 2022. Federal authorities say Medicare paid about $30 million on the claims, while Seiler-Anstett received about $1.8 million for her role. Prosecutors also allege she helped hide the true owners and managers behind the billing entities, spread claims across multiple companies, and advised operators on how to avoid scrutiny, including limiting billing in states with stronger audit activity.

The indictment describes a system that leaned on telemedicine-generated orders from people who were not treating physicians and had never examined beneficiaries. It also lays out a so-called doctor chase tactic, in which misleading orders were faxed to physicians in hopes of getting them signed. That kind of conduct, if proven, would show how a fraud ring can use routine forms, remote orders and shell companies to make false claims look legitimate long enough for Medicare to pay them.

The case was announced as part of the Justice Department’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which brought charges against 455 defendants nationwide in alleged schemes involving more than $6.5 billion in false claims. In South Florida alone, prosecutors said 12 defendants were charged in schemes tied to more than $4 billion in alleged fraudulent claims, spanning durable medical equipment, skin substitutes and wound care products, laboratory testing, and community mental health services. Officials said the local fraud was fueled by kickbacks to marketers and beneficiaries and created serious patient harm and public-safety risk.

The enforcement sweep reached 56 federal districts and 45 states and territories, with 50 state Medicaid Fraud Control Units participating, the most in Justice Department history. Authorities said the action also led to seizures of more than $182 million in cash, luxury vehicles, jewelry and other assets, while the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services suspended 1,079 providers and revoked billing privileges for 1,403 more. The Justice Department said the 2025 takedown charged 324 defendants in cases involving more than $14.6 billion in intended loss, underscoring how quickly federal health care fraud enforcement has intensified.