Sham cosmetic-clinic scheme brings seven-year federal sentence
Jacquez Dion Tullis received 84 months in prison for using stolen identities and sham clinics to obtain medical financing.
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- 12 November 2026
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What changed
A federal judge sentenced Jacquez Dion Tullis, 42, of Wellington, Florida, to 84 months in prison for a scheme that used sham cosmetic-surgery clinics and stolen identities to obtain financing for procedures that were never performed.
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The underlying case
Prosecutors said the scheme relied on identities belonging to more than 100 people, including doctors and deceased individuals. Lenders paid money based on credit applications tied to fake clinics. The government placed the loss at more than $2.3 million and said Tullis later pursued fraudulent pandemic-relief loans.
The public record separates what has been established from what remains contested. In a charge-based case, allegations are not findings and the defendant retains the presumption of innocence. In a plea or sentencing case, the admitted offense and the court's judgment define the result. This report uses those distinctions throughout and does not treat an accusation, indictment or investigative step as proof of guilt. Dates, amounts and procedural details are attributed to the cited records and may be refined by later court filings. [1] [2]
What the court record means
The sentence consists of 60 months for bank-fraud conspiracy followed by a mandatory consecutive 24 months for aggravated identity theft. The judge also ordered five years of supervised release, restitution of $2,309,859.44 and a forfeiture judgment in the same amount.
The public record separates what has been established from what remains contested. In a charge-based case, allegations are not findings and the defendant retains the presumption of innocence. In a plea or sentencing case, the admitted offense and the court's judgment define the result. This report uses those distinctions throughout and does not treat an accusation, indictment or investigative step as proof of guilt. Dates, amounts and procedural details are attributed to the cited records and may be refined by later court filings. [1] [2]
What happens next
The judgment resolves Tullis’s criminal sentence, although restitution collection and supervised-release obligations will continue. Related defendants received separate sentences, and their outcomes do not alter the individual findings applied to Tullis.
The public record separates what has been established from what remains contested. In a charge-based case, allegations are not findings and the defendant retains the presumption of innocence. In a plea or sentencing case, the admitted offense and the court's judgment define the result. This report uses those distinctions throughout and does not treat an accusation, indictment or investigative step as proof of guilt. Dates, amounts and procedural details are attributed to the cited records and may be refined by later court filings. [1] [2]
Sources & further reading
- Florida Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Medical Lenders ↗U.S. Department of Justice · 2026-11-12 · Primary source
- Florida man sentenced in $2.3 million medical lender fraud case ↗Traders Union News · 2026-11-13
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