Why wasn't Rick Scott prosecuted?

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2. The company he worked for was penalized $ 600+ million. Medicare fraud convictions require proving

the defendants knew — or should have known — what they were doing was wrong. That’s hard to do, unfortunately. If government found evidence Scott directed staff to act fraudulently, that would have helped.

It’s much easier to file civil actions rather than criminal charges. You still get money back, plus interest, and perhaps some penalties in settlement than convicting people of knowingly ripping off Medicare. It does happen, but usually when there is evidence of direct involvement in fraudulent acts.

I’m not saying that’s OK, but it’s the way it often works out even in non-healthcare cases.