Herb Kimble

Herbert Leon Kimble (born May 12, 1966) is an American businessman, film and television producer, director. He is the founder of streaming network UrbanflixTV.

In 2019, he was charged with medicare fraud. After failing to appear at court hearings in 2024, he was placed on the FBI most wanted listed and soon after comprehended in the Philippines and brought back to the USA for sentencing.

Early Life Herbert Leon Kimble was born in Chicago on May 12, 1966. His career started as a child actor.

Film Career In 2017, he co-founded CineFocus Productions in West Hollywood, a film production company.

In 2019, he launched the streaming network UrbanflixTV to offer original and licensed multicultural programming.

The scheme involved enticing potential victims via television and online advertisements. Callers would be screened for Medicare eligibility and be convinced to avail an orthotic brace and other braces by the call center. The call center would refer the victim to a telemedicine company which would issue a prescription without regard to actual medical necessity. Medical equipment companies allegedly entered into a deal with the call center in which the braces were billed to Medicare. The fraud is estimated to have resulted in US$ 1.2 billion in damages.

Investigation and arrest The probe investigation in Columbia by the government was unveiled in April 2019. The fraud was believed to have originated in South Carolina. Aside from Kimble, Andrew Chmiel was also characterized as an architect of the scheme. Chmiel was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison in March 2024.

Kimble became a fugitive and went in hiding in the Philippines. The South Carolina federal court ordered for his arrest in August 2024 after failing to appear in a pre-sentence hearing. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) included Kimble in its Most Wanted Fraudsters list and announced a US$150,000 reward for information on Kimble's whereabouts. He likewise failed to appear in the sentencing hearing on October 7, 2024.

Kimble was arrested by the Fugitive Search Unit of the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration at a casino in Pasig, Metro Manila. He was detained on June 11 and deported from the Philippines on June 18.