{"id":725375,"date":"2026-06-25T15:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/725375\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:28:16","slug":"james-shuford-price-iii-raleigh-man-pleads-guilty-in-60-million-healthcare-fraud-kickback-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/725375\/","title":{"rendered":"James Shuford Price III: Raleigh man pleads guilty in $60 million healthcare fraud, kickback scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">RALEIGH, N.C.  (WTVD) &#8212; A Raleigh man has pleaded guilty to his role in a multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme involving illegal kickbacks for patient referrals, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ednc\/pr\/raleigh-man-pleads-guilty-receiving-more-60-million-fraudulent-claims-paying-kickbacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">federal officials said.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">According to the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 59-year-old James Shuford Price III pleaded guilty in federal court to paying kickbacks tied to referrals sent to his California-based laboratory, as well as filing a false federal tax return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Prosecutors say Price orchestrated a scheme that generated over 60 million in fraudulent claims to government healthcare programs. The operation involved submitting thousands of illegitimate laboratory test claims &#8212; including for COVID-19, the flu and RSV &#8212;  resulting in millions of dollars in reimbursements from programs such as Medicare and Medi-Cal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"James Shuford Price III pleaded guilty in federal court to paying kickbacks tied to referrals sent to his California-based laboratory, as well as filing a false federal tax return.\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/19379053_james-shuford-price-img.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Shuford Price III pleaded guilty in federal court to paying kickbacks tied to referrals sent to his California-based laboratory, as well as filing a false federal tax return.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Stealing taxpayer dollars that should be used to help legitimate beneficiaries is lowdown, dirty pool. We have a message to fraudsters who steal federal dollars: we will catch, prosecute, and imprison you. Cheaters. Never. Win.&#8221; U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Price faces a maximum sentence of 13 years in prison, a $500,000 fine and three years of supervised release at sentencing. He will also be required to pay restitution to multiple agencies, including Medicare, the IRS and California&#8217;s Medicaid program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He also pleaded guilty to filing a false federal income tax return for 2022. Investigators say he failed to report multiple sources of income, including money he had received from victims in connection to a previous investment scam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc11.com\/apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download the ABC11 News app<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WTVD-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RALEIGH, N.C. 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