The Guardian Group - Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Mail Fraud and Health Care Fraud Santa Ana California

STEPHEN ANDREW STEPANIUK 19 CR 0 946 CAB Title 18, U.S.C., Sec. 1349 -Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Mail Fraud and Health Care Fraud; Title 18, U.S.C., Secs. 1341 and 1346 - Honest Services Mail Fraud; Title 18, U.S.C., Sec. 2 - Aiding and Abetting; Title 18, U.S. C., Sec. 9 81 (a) ( 1) ( C), and Title 28, U.S.C., Sec. 246l(c)– Key Points on Fraudulent Activities: Stepaniuk was the President, CEO, Secretary, CFO, and sole director of Safety Works, a California corporation, until its dissolution in December 2016. He also held the role of CEO and Director of Medical Legal Evaluations, Inc., which shared the same business address as Safety Works.In 2011, he opened a bank account under Safety Works DBA Medical Legal Evaluations, Inc., retaining signature authority over it, both companies were indicted. From mid-2014 to October 2015, Stepaniuk conspired with others to commit Honest Services Mail Fraud and Health Care Fraud by paying bribes and kickbacks for patient referrals.Safety Works and Medical Legal Evaluations for Functional Capacity Exams (FCEs).These payments were disguised as “marketing” or “rental” fees under sham contracts.Hired Jennifer White to recruit physicians willing to accept kickbacks.Directed White and others to generate fake invoices that falsely reported "marketing hours" instead of per-patient kickbacks.Used Safety Works and Medical Legal Evaluations to issue checks disguised as “FCE Marketing” expenses to cover kickbacks.Submitted over $1 million in fraudulent claims to insurers for services obtained through bribery.Filed liens to collect payments on fraudulent claims. Stepaniuk has now moved his fraudulent operations to The Guardian Group. He is working from behind the scenes as software IT alongside another convicted federal felon, JASON CHRISTOPHER NORBECK AKA JASON BECK COUNT 1: 18 U.S.C 13442(2), BANK FRAUD  COUNT 3: 18 U.S.C 1028A(a)(1), AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT. Stepaniuk’s and Norbeck’s criminal background and involvement raise serious concerns about the legitimacy of The Guardian Group to defraud insurance companies, to continue to send payments with the serious convictions these two individuals possess. The California Department of Insurance (CDI), the FBI, and other regulatory agencies are conducting further investigations into financial transactions, physician contracts, and physicians' awareness of their participation in this group.