Marketing firm owner, in prison on another scam, convicted of fraud

TAMPA — The owner of a Tampa medical marketing company — currently in prison on other scam related charges — has been convicted in federal court for his role in a $2.2 million Medicare fraud scheme.

Land O’Lakes resident David Lovelace, owner of DBL Management LLC, was found guilty on one count of conspiracy to pay health care kickbacks and one count of structuring currency transactions to avoid reporting requirements, according to a statement. 

Lovelace, the release states, paid kickbacks and bribes to medical clinics in Miami in exchange for the referral of DNA swabs that were obtained from Medicare beneficiaries. A clinical laboratory then paid Lovelace for each DNA swab that Lovelace arranged to be referred to the lab, authorities contended.  

Lovelace’s trial spanned four days and was presided over by U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew of the Middle District of Florida, who’s expected to sentence Lovelace on Oct. 2, the release states. 

Lovelace, 49, was also previously found guilty by a jury in December 2015 of various health care fraud, money laundering and identity theft charges in a case handled by the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, the release adds. He is currently serving 14 years in prison.