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AO 245B (Rev. 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 1
United States D istrict C ourt
Middle District of Tennessee
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA J
v- )
ROBERT ALAN RICHARDSON )
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THE DEFENDANT:
JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
Case Number: 3:21 -cr-00171 -6
USM Number: 14522-510
Jonathan Farmer
Defendant’s Attorney
21 pleaded guilty to count(s) 1 and 27 of the 2nd Superseding Indictment
□ pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)
which was accepted by the court.
□ was found guilty on count(s)
after a plea of not guilty.
The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:
Title & Section Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count
18 U.S.C. § 371 Conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of the 9/13/2019 1
Anti-Kickback Statute
18 U.S.C. § 1349 Conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud 9/13/2019 27
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 8 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to 
the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.
□ The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
21 Count(s) 18, 22, 25, 28, 29 and 30 as to □ is 21 are dismissed on the motion of the United States.
Defendant Richardson
It is ordered that the defendant must notify the United States attorney for this district within 30 days of any change of name, residence, 
or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs, and special assessments imposed by this judgment are fully paid. If ordered to pay restitution, 
the defendant must notify the court and United States attorney of material changes in economic circumstances.
6/11/2026
Date of Imposition of Judgment
Signature of Judge
Eli Richardson, United States District Judge
Name and Title of Judge
I % 2,02^
Date PageID #: <pageID>
AO 245B (Rev 11/25) Judgment in Criminal Case
Sheet 2 — Imprisonment
Judgment — Page 2 of 8
DEFENDANT- ROBERT ALAN RICHARDSON
CASE NUMBER: 3 21-cr-00171-6
IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a 
total term of
12 months and 1 day on each of Counts 1 and 27 to run concurrent to each other
25 The court makes the following recommendations to the Buieau of Piisons.
Designation to a facility close to Bethesda, Maryland, as security classification allows
Designation to a federal prison camp, if appropriate
□ The defendant is lemanded to the custody of the United States Marshal
□ The defendant shall surrendei to the United States Maishal for this distnct
□ at □ a.m. □ p m on 
□ as notified by the United States Marshal.
25 The defendant shall suuendei for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Piisons
befoie 2 p.m on 8/10/2026___________________
□ as notified by the United States Marshal
□ as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows-
Defendant delivered on to
at , with a certified copy of this judgment.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
By
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL PageID #: <pageID>
AO 245B (Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3 — Supervised Release
Judgment— Page 3 of 8
DEFENDANT: ROBERT ALAN RICHARDSON
CASE NUMBER: 3 21-cr-00171-6
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from impt isonment, you will be on supet vised t elease for a term of
1 year
MANDATORY CONDITIONS
1 . You must not commit anothei federal, state or local crime.
2 You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance
3. You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance You must submit to one drug test within 15 days of release fiom 
imprisonment and at least two periodic diug tests theieafter, as determined by the court.
□ The above diug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's deteimination that you
pose a low risk of futuie substance abuse, (check if applicable)
4. El You must make lestitution in accordance with 18 U S C §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentence of 
restitution (check if applicable)
5. El You must coopeiate in the collection of DNA as dnected by the piobation officei. (check if applicable)
6. □ You must comply with the lequirements of the Sex Offender Registiation and Notification Act (34 U S C § 20901, et seq) as
directed by the probation officer, the Bureau of Prisons, oi any state sex offender legislation agency in the location where you 
i eside, work, are a student, or weie convicted of a qualifying offense (check if applicable)
7. □ You must participate in an approved progiam for domestic violence, (check if applicable)
You must comply with the standaid conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any othei conditions on the attached 
page. PageID #: <pageID>
AO245B(Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3A — Supervised Release
Judgment— Page 4 of 8
DEFENDANT' ROBERT ALAN RICHARDSON
CASE NUMBER- 3 21-cr-00171-6
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
As part of yout supervised release, you must comply with the following standard conditions of supei vision These conditions aie imposed 
because they establish the basic expectations foi your behavior while on supervision and identify the minimum tools needed by probation 
officeis to keep informed, report to the court about, and bring about improvements in your conduct and condition
1 You must report to the pi obation office in the fedei al judicial disti ict where you ai e authorized to reside within 72 hours of your
i elease fiom imprisonment, unless the probation officei instructs you to i eport to a diffeient probation office or within a different time 
frame
2 After initially reporting to the piobation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about how and 
when you must report to the pi obation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed
3 You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial dish ict where you are authorized to leside without first getting permission from the 
court or the probation officer
4 You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your pi obation officer
5 You must live at a place approved by the probation officer If you plan to change where you live or anything about your living
airangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change If notifying 
the probation officei in advance is not possible due to unanticipated ciicumstances, you must notify the pi obation officer within 72 
houis of becoming awaie of a change or expected change.
6 You must allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at youi home oi elsewheie, and you must permit the piobation officei to 
take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view
7 You must woik full time (at least 30 houis per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officei excuses you from 
doing so If you do not have full-time employment you must tty to find full-time employment, unless the probation officei excuses 
you from doing so. If you plan to change where you work oi anything about your woik (such as youi position or your job 
responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days befoie the change. If notifying the probation officei at least 10 
days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the pi obation officei within 72 hours of 
becoming awaie of a change or expected change
8 . You must not communicate or inteiact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity If you know someone has been 
convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or inteiact with that peison without first getting the peimission of the 
probation officer.
9 If you aie arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the pi obation officei within 72 hours
10 . You must not own, possess, oi have access to a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or dangeious weapon (i e , anything that was 
designed, or was modified for, the specific puipose of causing bodily injury or death to anothei person such as nunchakus or tasers).
11 . You must not act or make any agieement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source oi informant without 
fust getting the permission of the court.
12 . If the probation officei deteimines that you pose a i isk to anothei person (including an organization), the pi obation officer may 
lequire you to notify the peison about the risk and you must comply with that instruction The probation officei may contact the 
person and confirm that you have notified the peison about the iisk
13 . You must follow the instiuctions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.
U.S. Probation Office Use Only
A U.S probation officer has instiucted me on the conditions specified by the court and has provided me with a written copy of this 
judgment containing these conditions. For furthei information legarding these conditions, see Overview of Probation and Supervised 
Release Conditions, available at' www.uscourts.gov
Defendant's Signature Date PageID #: <pageID>
AO245B(Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3D — Supervised Release
DEFENDANT: ROBERT ALAN RICHARDSON
CASE NUMBER: 3 21-cr-00171-6
Judgment— Page 5 of 8
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
1 You shall pay restitution in an amount totaling $2,595,859.95 to the following Payments shall be submitted to the 
Cleik, United States Distiict Couit, 719 Church Street, Suite 1300, Nashville, TN 37203 Restitution is due immediately 
If you aie incarcerated, payment shall begin under the Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial Responsibility Progiam 
Should there be any unpaid balance when supervision commences, you shall pay the temaining restitution at a minimum 
monthly rate of 10 peicent of your gross monthly income No interest shall acciue as long as you remain in compliance 
with the payment schedule oidered. Puisuant to 18 U S.C § 3664(k), you shall notify the court and United States 
Attorney of any matenal change in economic circumstances that might affect ability to pay
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Division of Accounting Opeiations
7500 Security Blvd., Mailstop C3-11-03
Baltimore, MD 21244
United Healthcare
Lockbox 945931, 3585 Atlanta Avenue
Hapeville, GA 30354-1705
Colorado Medicaid
Dept of Health Care Policy & Financing, ATTN PICO
P.O Box 5143
Denver, CO 80217
South Carolina Medicaid
Lynette Wilson, Accounting/Fiscal Manager I
Accounting Operations, SC Dept of Health & Human Services
P O. Box 8297
Columbia, SC 29202-8297
Georgia Medicaid
$37,961.85
$63,718.03
$1,156,308.57
$25,265.40
$1,312,606.10
GA Dept of Community Health, Attn. Restitutions & Benefits Recovery
PO Box 734682
Dallas, TX 75373-4682
2 You shall furnish all financial records, including, without limitation, earnings lecords and tax returns, to the United 
States Piobation Office upon i equest
3 You shall not incui new debt or open additional lines of ciedit without pnor appioval of the United States Probation 
Office until all monetary sanctions are paid.
4 . You shall not seek or obtain employment foi any occupation, business, or profession in the health care industry without 
piioi approval fiom the piobation office
5 You must take all mental health medications that may be pi escribed by your ti eating physician
6 You must not use or possess any controlled substances without a valid prescription If you do have a valid presci iption, 
you must disclose the piesci iption infoimation to the probation officer and follow the instiuctions on the prescription.
7 You shall promptly advise the United States Probation Office of the name and contact information for any physician 
who presciibes any contioiled substance and agrees to execute a release of infoimation form so that medical records may 
be obtained from such physician.
8 . You shall not di ink alcohol to excess. PageID #: <pageID>
AO245B(Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 5 — Criminal Monetary Penalties
Judgment — Page 6 of 8
DEFENDANT: ROBERT ALAN RICHARDSON
CASE NUMBER: 3 21-cr-00171-6
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetaiy penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6
Assessment Restitution Fine
TOTALS $ 200 00 $ 2,595,859 95 $
AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment** 
$ $
□ The determination of restitution is deferred until An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be 
enteied after such determination.
$ The defendant must make lestitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amount listed below.
If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall leceive an approximately proportioned payment, unless specified otherwise in 
the priority order or percentage payment column below. However, pursuant to 18 U S C § 3664(i), all nonfedeial victims must be paid 
befoie the United States is paid
Name of Payee
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Division of Accounting Operations
7500 Security Blvd , Mailstop C3-11-03
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
United Healthcare
Lockbox 945931
3585 Atlanta Avenue
Hapeville, Georgia 30354-1705
Total Loss*** Restitution Ordered Priority or Percentage
$37,961 85 $37,961 85
$63,718 03 $63,718 03
TOTALS $ 2,595,859 95 $2,595,859 95
□ Restitution amount ordeied pursuant to plea agieement $
□ The defendant must pay interest on lestitution and a fine of moie than $2,500, unless the restitution or fine is paid in full before the 
fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f) All of the payment options on Sheet 6 may be subject 
to penalties foi delinquency and default, puisuant to 18 U.S.C § 3612(g)
□ The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordeied that
□ the interest requirement is waived for the □ fine □ restitution.
□ the interest requhement for the □ fine □ restitution is modified as follows' 
* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub L No 115-299
** Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of2015, Pub L No 114-22.
*** Findings for the total amount of losses are requited undei Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 1 13A ofTitle 18 for offenses committed on 
or aftei September 13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996 PageID #: <pageID>
AO 245B (Rev 11 /25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 5B — Criminal Monetary Penalties
Judgment— Page 7 of 8
DEFENDANT' ROBERT ALAN RICHARDSON
CASE NUMBER: 3 21 -cr-00171 -6
ADDITIONAL RESTITUTION PAYEES
Name of Payee Total Loss* Restitution Ordered
Priority or 
Percentage
Colorado Medicaid
Dept, of Health Care Policy & Financing, Attn PICO
PO Box 5143
Denver, Colorado 80217
$1,156,308 57 $1,156,308 57
South Carolina Medicaid
Lynette Wilson, Accounting/Fiscal Manager I
Accounting Operations
SC Dept of Health & Human Services
PO Box 8297
Columbia, South Carolina 29202-8297
$25,265 40 $25,265 40
Georgia Medicaid
Georgia Dept of Community Health
Attn Restitutions and Benefits Recovery
PO Box 734682
Dallas, Texas 75373-4682
$1,312,606 10 $1,312,606 10
* Findings for the total amount of losses ate requited undei Chapteis 109A, 110, 110A, and 1 13A ofTitle 18 for offenses committed on 
or aftei Septembei 13, 1994, but befoie April 23, 1996 PageID #: <pageID>
AO245B(Rev 11/25) Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 6 — Schedule of Payments
DEFENDANT- ROBERT ALAN RICHARDSON 
CASE NUMBER: 3 21-cr-00171-6
Judgment — Page 8 of 8
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total cnmmal monetary penalties is due as follows.
A □ Lump sum payment of $__due immediately, balance due
□ not later than , ot
□ in accordance with □ C, □ D, □ E, oi □ F below; or
B 0 Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with □ C, □ D, or □ F below), or
C □ Payment in equal (e g, weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a pel lod of
(eg, months oi yeais), to commence(eg, 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment, oi
D □ Payment in equal (eg, weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ ovei a period of
 (e g, months or years), to commence (e g, 30 or 60 days) after i elease from imprisonment to a 
term of supervision, or
E □ Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within (e g, 30 or 60 days) aftei i elease from 
impi isonment The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant’s ability to pay at that time; or
F □ Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties'
Unless the court has expi essly oi dered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of ci iminal monetary penalties is due during 
the period of impi isonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made thiough the Fedeial Bureau of Pi isons’ Inmate 
Financial Responsibility Piogiam, are made to the cleik of the court
The defendant shall leceive ciedit foi all payments pieviously made towaid any criminal monetary penalties imposed
□ Joint and Several
Case Numbei
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names
(including defendant number) Total Amount
Joint and Seveial 
Amount
Conesponding Payee, 
if appropriate
□ The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution
□ The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s).
0 The defendant shall foifeit the defendant’s interest in the following property to the United States'
A money judgment as ordered by the Court in its Forfeiture Order consisting of a $285,792 33 money judgment (Doc
No 783)
Payments shall be applied in the following oidei (1) assessment, (2) restitution piincipal, (3) lestitution interest, (4) AVAA assessment, 
(5) fine principal, (6) fine inteiest, (7) community lestitution, (8) JvTA assessment, (9) penalties, and (10) costs, including cost of 
prosecution and court costs. PageID #: <pageID>

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