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The manaccused of killing his familyin their upscale home near Disney World was heavily in debt and faces a federal health care fraud charge stemming from his physical therapy business.
Osceola County Sheriff Russ Gibson said Wednesday thatAnthony Todt, 44, allegedly confessed to killing his wife, Megan Todt, 42, and their children, Alek, 13, Tyler, 11 and 4-year-old Zoey, along with the family dog.
Todt faces four counts of first-degree homicide and one count of animal cruelty.
According to the affidavit, Todt allegedly operated a scheme that defrauded $130,000 from bills he sent to insurers, which included Medicaid, Cigna and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.
The affidavit accuses Todt of “billing those plans for physical therapy services that were never provided.” According to the affidavit, this alleged fraud took place as early as 2015 and lasted through the middle of 2019.
Anthony Todt.Osceola County Sheriff
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Todt also owed $99,000 to creditors in New York,USA Todayreports.
According to the fraud affidavit, Todt also owed more than $6,000 in delinquent rent on his Celebration home. On Dec. 22, the landlord of the family’s condo at Reserve Place filed an eviction notice, serving the family on Dec. 26.
In addition to the rental home, Todt owned a condo in Celebration with an estimated value of $209,000, according to Zillow. Over the years, multiple liens had been placed on that condo, according to property records.
It was not immediately clear if he has entered a plea or retained an attorney in the fraud charge against him.
source: people.com
