Alberto Gutman
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Alberto Gutman (b. 1959) — also known as Al Gutman — of Florida. Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, January 4, 1959. Republican. Member of Florida House of Representatives, 1984-92; member of Florida Senate 34th District, 1992-99. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; B'nai B'rith; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Theta Kappa. Accused his opponent in the 1998 senatorial elections of using voodoo against him; Gutman won the election. In 1999, he was indicted along with his wife and 23 on charges of Medicaid fraud and conspiracy; pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy charges that he helped set up home health care companies that never did any legitimate business, got names of purported patients from voter lists, and received over $800,000 in Medicare payments; resigned from the Florida Senate as part of the plea bargain; sentenced in 2000 to five years in prison, fined, and ordered to pay restitution.
