A Georgia man was sentenced today to nearly four years in federal prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar scheme that targeted Medicare beneficiaries with unnecessary genetic tests.
Patrick C. Moore Jr., 48, of Peachtree City, received a 46-month sentence and was ordered to pay more than $7.2 million in restitution. The sentencing follows his role in a conspiracy to trade illegal kickbacks for referrals of genetic testing that patients often didn’t need and, in some cases, never even received.
Federal prosecutors say Moore ran a sophisticated kickback operation involving a network of recruiters. These recruiters were instructed to target Medicare beneficiaries and induce them to agree to genetic testing. The tests in question were frequently medically unnecessary or ineligible for reimbursement.
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In exchange for sending beneficiary insurance details, DNA specimens, and doctors’ orders to his co-conspirators, Moore pocketed approximately $4.3 million in bribes and kickbacks. He then used a portion of those funds to pay his own network of recruiters.
To hide the illicit payments, Moore created sham invoices. These documents falsely claimed payments were for hours worked rather than per-referral fees, a direct violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute.
The financial toll on the Medicare system was significant. Laboratories tied to Moore and his co-conspirators submitted approximately $24 million in claims to Medicare. The program paid out roughly $7.2 million for these kickback-induced claims.
Moore pleaded guilty in May 2025 to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay and receive illegal health care kickbacks.
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The announcement was made by Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, along with U.S. Attorney Margaret Heap for the Southern District of Georgia and officials from the HHS-OIG and FBI.
The case was investigated by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and the FBI. Trial Attorneys Ethan Womble and Benjamin Smith of the Justice Department’s Fraud Section, along with Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Thompson, prosecuted the case.
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