Ex-UConn Standout Convicted in $328M Medicare Genetic Testing Fraud

A former University of Connecticut football player turned Texas lab owner is now facing federal prison time after a jury found him guilty in a sweeping 🏥Medicare💰Fraud case tied to genetic testing.

According to Fox News, federal prosecutors said Keith J. Gray used his laboratories to bill the government for large volumes of tests that were not medically necessary, part of a scheme that generated hundreds of millions of dollars in false claims.

Gray, who once started every game for UConn’s football team in 2007 and later signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent, was ⚖️Convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay and receive health care kickbacks, along with multiple anti-kickback violations and money laundering charges.

Authorities said the operation centered on cardiovascular genetic tests that were marketed to 🏥Medicare beneficiaries regardless of medical need.