The former general counsel at Tampa-based insurer WellCare Health Plans Inc. has pleaded guilty over his role in a scheme to defraud the Florida Medicaid program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

Thaddeus Bereday pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement and faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced in federal court in Tampa. A date has not yet been scheduled.

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