HOUSTON, TX – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) Houston – Fraud Scheme – A Houston physician has been arrested and indicted on federal charges alleging he participated in a scheme that billed approximately $30 million to a federal COVID-19 reimbursement program for medical office visits prosecutors say were never provided. Dr. Joseph A. Montes, 66, was taken into federal custody after a grand jury returned a 12-count indictment Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas. The indictment was subsequently unsealed. Montes made his initial appearance Oct. 6 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christina

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