The Brief

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A Scottsdale couple who lived a luxurious lifestyle at the expense of taxpayers will now spend several years in federal prison.

What we know:

Jeffrey King and Alexandra Gehrke defrauded the Medicare system in a massive scheme , billing for "medically unnecessary wound grafts" for elderly and terminally ill patients. Court records say the two submitted $1.2 billion in false and fraudulent claims to health insurance plans, including Medicare, through companies they owned and operated.

The couple pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud.

Gehrke, who owned Apex Medical LLC, incentivized "medically untrained" sales representatives to find Medicare patients with wounds of any size or severity. The coupl

See Full Page