International Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy and Failure to Appear
HHS Office of Inspector General. Published August 11, 2026.
Kimble pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and failure to appear after being charged for his role in a $1.2 billion telemedicine and durable medical equipment scheme involving health care fraud and anti-kickback violations.
International Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy and Failure to Appear
COLUMBIA, S.C. , Herbert Leon Kimble, 60, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and failure to appear. In 2019, Kimble was charged for his role in a $1.2 billion telemedicine and durable medical equipment scheme. Kimble previously plead guilty to conspiring to commit healthcare fraud, violate the anti-kickback statute, and defraud the United States. Kimble was scheduled to be sentenced in Fall 2024, but he failed to appear in federal court on three separate occasions. He fled to the Philippines and remained a fugitive.
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Action Details
Date: Aug. 11, 2026, midnight
Agency: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina
Enforcement Types:
Criminal and Civil Actions