Yesterday, Rodney Taylor, who was a 45 year old patient recruiter for several healthcare companies in Louisiana, plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. He could face up to fifteen years in prison for both charges, as well as a fine.

Taylor was involved in the case reported earlier this week, which involved fraudulently billing Medicare for durable medical equipment, including things like electric wheelchairs and arm braces.

According to plea agreements, Taylor was involved with finding Medicare patient information and getting prescriptions for durable medical equipment, which he then sold to several companies owned by Jones. As part of court records from Jones trials, kickbacks were payed to Medicare recipients, doctors, and patient recruiters to help generate what amounted to over $20 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare.

Taylor allegedly provided prescriptions and patient information to Medical 1 Patient Services LLC , Healthcare 1 LLC, and Lifeline Healthcare Services Inc, which were involved with a Medicare fraud scheme, according to plea agreements, from 2004 until 2009.

Jones, along with her ex-husband and several others, are involved with many different businesses in Louisiana, with ties to Nevada as well. This includes a number of medical companies, several non-profit, religious businesses, and more.

On Friday, Chikenna D. Jones, the thirty-six year old owner of several Louisiana based durable medical equipment companies, plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

She faces up to fifteen years in prison for her part in this Medicare Scam, which resulted, according to court records, in around $20 million in fraudulent Medicare Claims.

Jones, as per court records, admitted responsibility for fraudulently billing Medicare for Durable Medical Equipment from 2004 until 2009, allegedly paying patient recruiters kickbacks for providing Medicare patents that could be billed for unneeded medical equipment.

Allegedly, Henry Jones, who was her husband during this period, used information provided by patient recruiters, to bill Medicare for electric wheelchairs, arm and leg braces, and other types of durable medical equipment that require a doctors prescription.

As part of her plea agreement, Jones admitted that she was aware that the durable medical equipment was not required by the patients.

Jones is listed as the owner of a number of health care companies in Louisiana, including Medical 1 Patient Services LLC, Healthcare 1 LLC, Rose Medical Inc., and Lifeline Healthcare Services Inc.

According to public records, Medical 1 Patient Services LLC was founded in 2007 and Healthcare 1 LLC was founded in 2003. Both are related to Aldebaran Management Company, LLC.

Lifeline Healthcare Services was founded in 2004 and the chief operator is Chikenna Jones ex-husband, Henry Jones. The last reported filing for this company was in 2007.

Aldebaran Management Company is based out of Las Vegas Nevada and has a revoked business license, as per Nevada Public Records. It’s registered agent is another company, ACORN CORPORATE SERVICES, which was founded in 1993 and uses the same business address. Rose Medical LLC was listed as the business name of two companies in Nevada, however neither are tied directly to the other companies.

Extensive Business History in Louisiana

According to Louisiana public records, Chikenna D. Jones, Henry L. Jones, and Aldebaran Management Company have ties to a number of very diverse businesses, dating back to at least 2005.

This includes non-profits like Paris In the Spring Education Group and The Lifeline Ministry INC, and , as well as the Non-Profit Religious Corporation, Christian Fellowship Church Ministries, INC.

Other Registered Businesses Include:

• Mindscape Learning Institute Inc
• We Shoot First LLC
• Shoe Laces LLC
• Cancer Funding Group Inc
• Homecare Cleaning Services LLC
• Zoe Equipment Corporation INC
• Darius’ Freight and Shipping LLC
• Jairus’ Consulting and Property Management LLC
• Global Wealth Management Group LLC

Based off the names of the businesses, the numerous business listings indicate that the Jones were involved in many different and diverse industries, including transportation, marketing, film-making, education, cancer research, education, religion, and more. These businesses were, for the most part, registered in Prairieville, Zachary, and Baton Rouge Louisiana.