Seven people were indicted by the Colorado Attorney General’s office on crimes related to more than $40 million in Medicare and Colorado Medicaid fraud. The alleged fraud victimized elderly Medicare beneficiaries and used referrals to perform unnecessary genetic testing. The individuals indicted were involved via several corporate entities including Claro Scientific Laboratories based in Lafayette and 303 Diagnostics LLC based in Aurora. The defendants have been charged with conspiracy to pay kickbacks and bribes to marketing agencies as well as charges related to kickbacks and bribes to health care benefit programs. The indictment claims that the defendants’ companies used call centers to target seniors. The indictment also alleges that three of the defendants conspired to launder the proceeds of their companies. The seven individuals named in the indictment are Ronald King, 51, formerly of Berlin, New Hampshire, and now residing in Bangor, Maine; Victor Roiter, 55, of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida; Tina Wellman, 51, of Mayfield, New York; Adam Shorr, 55, of Dunedin, Florida; Robert O’Sullivan, 55, of Lake Sherwood, California; Bradley Edson, 66, of Mesa, Arizona; and John Gautereaux, 59, of Temecula, California. King, Wellman, Shorr, O’Sullivan, Edson, and Gautereaux pleaded not guilty in initial appearances in Denver between Aug. 26 and Sept. 5 before Magistrate Judge Susan Prose. Online court documents show that Roiter did not appear for his scheduled Aug. 27 hearing and officials believe he is not in the U.S. The other five defendants were asked to surrender their passports and were released on a $25,000 bail except for Edson, who was released on a $100,000 bail. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds Crime and Public Safety | Tina Peters, Colorado clerk who became hero to election conspiracists, set to go on trial for voting system breach Crime and Public Safety | Federal judge rejects Colorado voter intimidation lawsuit midway through trial Crime and Public Safety | 10th Circuit orders resentencing in Sunset Mesa funeral home case due to “faulty” legal analysis Crime and Public Safety | Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.