TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Alexis Del Sol Perez, 48, of Spring Hill, is among 19 Floridians facing federal charges following the Justice Department’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown—one of the largest investigations of its kind, targeting fraudulent healthcare schemes nationwide.
Perez, the owner of an unnamed Tampa rehabilitation clinic, is accused of orchestrating staged car crashes to bill insurance companies for fake injuries. He allegedly recruited participants and funneled them through his clinic for false treatments, raking in over $4.7 million.
Carlos Del Sol, 30, of Tampa, worked alongside Perez, helping patients file false insurance claims and paying them in cash for their participation. Another Tampa-based co-conspirator, Greisys Cuellar Hernandez, 41, helped recruit crash participants and earned $52,000 in the scheme. Chiropractor Ricardo Ramos, 49, is accused of filing false police reports and inflating patient injury claims.
The takedown netted 324 defendants nationwide, including 96 medical professionals, and uncovered $14.6 billion in estimated losses. Among those arrested:
Eric Strom Holland, 55, of Fort Myers, ran a virtual pain clinic, prescribing over 103,000 oxycodone pills to unqualified patients.
William Balsamo, 65, was charged for a $9 million Medicare fraud scheme involving kickbacks for fake medical orders.
Michelle Forsythe, 61, of Ocala, allegedly used the identities of 22 people to overbill insurers.
Chad Monroe, 47, of Tarpon Springs, faces charges tied to a $28 million brace fraud and $15 million in kickbacks.
Anagha Onuoha (aka Frank Emeka), 61, was indicted for passport fraud and government theft.
Other charged individuals include Edward and Robbyn Cannatelli, Thomas Farese, Virginia Lockett, Patrick Flint, Leo Govoni, John Witeck, Lauren Hornbuckle, Paula Pirone, and Sophie Dufort—each linked to fraudulent billing, identity theft, and kickback schemes.
U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe emphasized that medical professionals must uphold integrity: “We will continue to pursue those who exploit federal healthcare programs and defraud American taxpayers.”
The investigation highlights a growing effort by federal and state agencies to dismantle fraudulent healthcare operations and hold perpetrators accountable.
