Mkrtich “Mike” Yepremian, 58, of Houston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and paying kickbacks to marketers of Medicare and Medicaid patients. Also pleading guilty today was Bompa Mbokoso Mompiere, 56, of Houston, who also pleaded to the conspiracy.
Over the last few weeks, three others have also been convicted – Mike Wilson, 47, Jermaine Doleman, 38, and Eric Johnson, 62, all of Houston. They pleaded guilty to the conspiracy and to committing health care fraud.
According to the factual basis in support of the plea, Yepremian ran several false clinics in Houston and Conroe. Yepremian paid marketers, including Wilson, Doleman and Johnson, to bring patients to the clinics for a battery of diagnostic tests and blood work, regardless of medical need. Yepremian paid the marketers approximately $100 for each patient brought to his clinics. In turn, the marketers paid the patients approximately $50 each.