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SOUTH BEND - A Warsaw dentist and his wife are in jail today after they were indicted by a grand jury on charges of Medicaid fraud and money laundering.
Bryan and Diane Spilmon, 960 N. Orchard Drive, Warsaw, are accused in a 52-count indictment of using their mobile dental practice to entice juveniles in low-income areas of South Bend, Fort Wayne and Mishawaka to come to them for medical treatment. The Spilmons then allegedly billed Medicaid for services that never were provided or were unnecessary.
According to the indictment, Spilmon lured the children to the dental practice by providing gift certificates or other gifts.
Bryan Spilmon, a licensed dentist, previously worked in Warsaw at The Dental Center of Warsaw. In 2001, that practice dissolved and he began a new practice using the mobile dental office. The office was housed in a fifth-wheel trailer outfitted with dental equipment, and he traveled to low-income areas, where the Spilmons provided treatment for children.
Spilmon's business ventures, Advanced Dental Consulting Inc., Mobile Dental Services of Indiana Inc., Be Free LP, Pen Fun LP and Quixotic LP also are named in the indictment.
More than $2.4 million dollars allegedly was fraudulently obtained by the Spilmons.
Diane Spilmon is charged along with her husband because she reportedly worked as the company's billing agent and also allegedly spent some of the illegally obtained funds.
The Spilmons are being held in St. Joseph County Jail until a hearing Thursday. If convicted, they could face hundreds of years in prison and pay millions in fines.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald Schmid is handling the case and the Spilmons are represented by Charles Leonard, Fort Wayne.
