A federal grand jury in Detroit returned a 10-count indictment against Ruby Scott, 55, owner of Delta Home Health Care LLC, charging her with five counts of health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay illegal health care kickbacks, and four counts of paying illegal health care kickbacks [1]. The charges arose from an alleged scheme in which Scott paid a discharge nurse at a Detroit-area hospital to steer Medicare-eligible patients to her home health agency without the patients' knowledge or consent [1][2]. The case was prosecuted in the Eastern District of Michigan.
A jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts on May 14, 2026, finding that Scott had bribed the nurse to funnel patients to Delta Home Health Care LLC and then billed Medicare for services connected to those referrals [1]. Prosecutors characterized the total fraudulent billings at approximately $1.6 million [1][2]. The patients whose Medicare information was used in the scheme were not informed that their data had been shared as part of a kickback arrangement [2].
Because the case is criminal, Scott faces statutory sentencing ranges under federal health care fraud and anti-kickback provisions rather than a civil damages award. The district court has scheduled sentencing for September 24, 2026 [1]. Conviction on the health care fraud counts alone carries a potential maximum of 10 years per count under 18 U.S.C. § 1347, and the anti-kickback statute imposes additional exposure.
No post-trial motions or notices of appeal appear in the available record as of the verdict date. Defense counsel has not made public statements, and no cooperation agreement has been disclosed [1][2].