For many women living in Mexico preparing to give birth, it almost sounded too good to be true. A Chula Vista couple was offering pregnant visa holders private health insurance that would allow them to deliver their babies in the U.S. and access high-quality pre-natal and post-natal care. Prosecutors say the couple Melissa Alvarez Torres and Jose Luis Olmos.
Melissa Alvarez Torres, 33, and Jose Luis Olmos Hernandez, 36, pleaded guilty earlier this year to selling bogus insurance to pregnant women living in Mexico.
A Chula Vista couple who took part in a scheme that defrauded pregnant women and bilked the state's Medi-Cal program out of more than $1 million were sentenced Tuesday to federal prison terms.