ecorded in January 2026 telling a Provider A employee to  deny everything,  to  stay strong and deny and never say anything to anyone,  and to do  no more texting on the phone,  but if there were a need to text, that they should  do like we always do and ask me about candles,  prosecutors said.

If convicted, Marrero and Navarro Bruguet each face up to five years in federal prison for conspiracy to buy, sell, and distribute BINs. Marrero also faces up to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and each health care fraud count, up to 10 years for each money laundering count, and a mandatory consecutive sentence of two years for each aggravated identity theft count.

Another suspect, Juan Carlos Cardella, was charged last year and already sentenced in connection with the scheme, authorities said.