Brownsville, TX (KRGV) — A Harlingen couple was sentenced for a Medicare fraud case that billed about $14 million for wheelchair parts and repairs, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz.

The release said Jeremiah Yzaguirre, 47, was sentenced to more than nine years in prison and Maria Luisa Yzaguirre, 47, to more than six years.

Investigators found the Yzaguirres used money from the fraud to buy cryptocurrency, a 2017 Acura NSX, valued at over $117,000, electronics, and high-end purses.

They also used the money to purchase several collectible items, including a Johnny 5 robot prop from the movie Short Circuit, two Legend of Zelda video games, and multiple Lego sets and anime figurines.

The couple was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay $9 million in restitution to Medicare and a $25,000 fine.

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The Yzaguirres ran Southwest Medical Homepatient in Harlingen. Medicare enrolled the business as a provider of durable medical equipment and services, including parts and repairs for power wheelchairs.

Between 2019 and 2023, the Yzaguirres billed Medicare about $14 million for power wheelchairs, parts and repairs for only 37 Medicare beneficiaries. In multiple cases, they billed Medicare for hundreds of parts and repairs for one beneficiary's wheelchair.

When they pleaded guilty on April 22, 2025, both admitted they collected money for parts and repairs that were never performed or provided. They also admitted they billed Medicare about $736,072 for one beneficiary by falsely claiming they replaced expensive parts hundreds of times.

Both will remain in custody pending transfer to a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility.