Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $52 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
- January 30, 2026
Sean Alterman pled guilty for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $52 million in false claims for genetic testing that beneficiaries did not need and that were based on prescriptions purchased through illegal kickbacks and bribes, the Department of Justice announced January 26.
Alterman, who owned and operated two laboratories—Live Beyond Medical MGMT, LLC and Dynix Diagnostics LLC—purchased doctors’ orders for expensive genetic testing from patient recruiters. Alterman’s laboratories billed approximately $52 million to Medicare for the tainted claims.
As part of his plea agreement, Alterman agreed to forfeit his Lake Worth, FL estate and a 2022 Rolls Royce Ghost purchased with money traceable to the scheme, a press release said.