An Alabama physician has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to participating in a $6 million telemedicine fraud scheme. Tommie Robinson, 43, admitted on October 1, 2025, to one count of health care fraud before U.S. Senior District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton. Sentencing is scheduled for January 14, 2026.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, Robinson worked with telemedicine companies between December 2018 and March 2021 to sign medical documentation for durable medical equipment (DME) and genetic testing that were medically unnecessary. The orders he signed were based on information collected from telemarketing calls to Medicare beneficiaries, rather than any direct patient contact or established medical relationship.
The investigation found that DME suppliers and laboratories used these signed documents to submit claims to Medicare totaling more than $6 million. These claims were supported by false documentation and involved kickbacks.
“The charge of health care fraud provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross pecuniary gain or loss, whichever is greater,” stated the press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.”
The case was announced by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Robert Coviello, Special Agent in Charge at Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge at Federal Bureau of Investigations Boston Division; Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge at United States Postal Inspection Service Boston Division; Kelly M. Lawson, Acting Regional Director at U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration Boston Regional Office; and Patrick Hegarty, Special Agent in Charge at Defense Criminal Investigation Service North East Field Office.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Howard Locker from the Health Care Fraud Unit and Alexandra Brazier and Lindsey Ross from the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Units are prosecuting the case.
