A convicted 79-year-old former healthcare software company executive who was awaiting his sentencing faces up to 60 years in prison, according to federal prosecutors in Miami.

A jury convicted Gary Cox, the former chief executive officer of Power Mobility Doctor Rx, LLC, on Tuesday of six crimes related to a $1 billion fraud conspiracy.

“The defendant orchestrated a scheme to defraud government health care benefit programs on a massive scale,” Attorney Matthew R. Galeotti, the head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, said.

Federal prosecutors accused Cox of running DMERx, an internet-based platform that FBI Miami agents reported transmitted doctor’s fraudulent orders, which were motivated by kickbacks and bribes.

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