Gabriel Adam Alexander Luthor, 39, and Elizabeth Christine Brown, 42, both formerly of Eden Prairie, made an initial appearance April 30 in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis and pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges.
The pair faces six counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering. Prosecutors allege that Luthor and Brown ran a years-long scheme to overbill Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurers for neurofeedback therapy and other services through their company, Golden Victory Medical LLC, collecting more than $15 million in fraudulent payments.
Despite the scale of the alleged fraud, both defendants are now represented by Katherine Roe of the Office of the Federal Defender. The appointment indicates they have completed financial disclosures and were deemed unable to afford private counsel – raising questions about where the money went.
At their initial appearance, both were released on personal recognizance bonds. They are not required to post monetary bail but must follow strict conditions, including surrendering their passports, remaining in the country, notifying authorities of any address changes, avoiding contact with witnesses, and checking in regularly with federal authorities. They are also barred from billing Medicaid or private insurance and from owning, operating, or managing any medical clinic.
An exception allows Brown to fulfill existing contractual obligations with Minnesota Teen Challenge through another company she owns, Angel Wings Wellness & Weight Loss LLC.
Earlier government affidavits included allegations of sex trafficking, but no such charges have been filed. According to KARE 11, women involved told investigators they were in consensual polyamorous relationships with the defendants and declined to support those charges.
Neither the appointment of public defenders nor the lack of monetary bail suggests weakness in the government’s case. Federal law discourages pretrial detention or high bail in cases where the defendants plead not guilty. In the recent Feed Our Future fraud case, involving more than $250 million, the defendants were free on personal recognizance bonds until convicted.
That Luthor and Brown now qualify for a public defender could be attributable to the government’s allegations of lavish spending by the defendants.
The case remains pending in federal court. An earlier report on the investigation is available here.
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