Customs Broker Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Involvement in Medical Device Fraud Scheme
A Miami-based customs broker was sentenced to 72 months in prison for his part in a scheme to obtain steep discounts by telling medical device manufacturers they were shipping devices to Afghanistan as aid and military supplies, then diverting the…
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devices to U.S. customers, the Justice Department said in a Dec. 16 press release. Luis Soto had been convicted by a jury after evidence was presented that he was a knowing participant in the scheme (see 1909050023). He will also forfeit $100,000 in proceeds, DOJ said. Byramji Javat, the purported ringleader, had already pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 120 months in prison.