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Wolfe is the owner and operator of Regency Inc., durable medical equipment (DME) billing and consulting company.

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Wolfe and her co-conspirator used Regency to create dozens of DME supply companies as fronts. They placed the DME fronts in the names of straw owners.

By concealing their true ownership, Wolfe and her co-conspirators collectively submitted more than $400 million in illegal DME claims to Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Veterans Affairs (VA).

Wolfe admitted that she purchased numerous personal items and services using Regency's funds and falsely declared them as business expenditures for the tax year 2017.

Wold and her company reached a civil settlement with the Justice Department and agreed to pay up to $20,332, 516 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.

In a statement, DOJ Civil Division Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton said, “The department is committed to ensuring that federal health care program providers do not place their own financial gain over patients’ clinical needs. When medical professionals and companies knowingly commit fraud to maximize their profits, we will hold them accountable for their unlawful conduct.”

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