Fraud Of The Day

Federal prosecutors have charged multiple individuals in Minnesota for orchestrating Social Security fraud schemes that relied on stolen and deceased identities to unlawfully collect retirement and disability benefits. According to court filings, the defendants submitted fraudulent applications supported by forged medical records, falsified employment histories, and manipulated identity data. Investigators allege that the fraud spanned The post Benefits Claimed Under Borrowed Identities appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.

Federal and state investigators in California have uncovered multiple Medicare fraud schemes involving sham clinics and medical providers that existed primarily to bill the program—not to treat patients. According to prosecutors, the schemes relied on stolen and synthetic identities to submit fraudulent claims for services that were never provided or were medically unnecessary. In several The post Clinics Built to Bill, Not to Heal appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.

A New Jersey healthcare provider has been charged for submitting fraudulent Medicaid claims for physical therapy services that were never rendered. According to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), the defendant billed Medicaid for hundreds of therapy sessions using The post Therapy That Never Happened appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.

An Illinois man has been convicted of defrauding a public retirement system by continuing to collect pension payments on behalf of deceased beneficiaries. According to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and state investigators, the defendant failed to report multiple deaths and actively concealed beneficiary status to keep monthly payments flowing into bank accounts he controlled. The post Checks After Death appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.

A California man has been sentenced for running a large-scale Department of Motor Vehicles fraud scheme that enabled individuals to obtain state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards using stolen and synthetic identities. According to the California Department of Justice and the California Highway Patrol, the defendant worked with intermediaries to submit fraudulent applications supported by The post Licenses for Sale appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.

A North Carolina healthcare provider has been charged for orchestrating a Medicaid fraud scheme that resulted in millions of dollars in improper payments for services that were never rendered. According to the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), the defendant submitted false The post Billing for Phantom Care appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.

A Florida man has been sentenced for orchestrating a large-scale unemployment insurance fraud scheme that exploited pandemic-era benefit programs by using stolen and synthetic identities to file hundreds of false claims. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG), the defendant submitted fraudulent The post Phantom Paychecks appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.

A Colorado behavioral health provider has been charged with orchestrating a large-scale Medicaid fraud scheme involving thousands of dollars in claims for therapy services that were never delivered. According to the Colorado Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), the defendant routinely billed The post Therapy Sessions That Never Happened appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.

A Maine landlord has been charged with defrauding the state’s Property Tax Fairness Credit (PTFC) program through an elaborate scheme involving falsified renter information, inflated housing costs, and fabricated household details. According to the Maine Revenue Services Criminal Investigations Unit and the Office of the Maine Attorney General, the defendant exploited gaps in verification processes The post A Homestead Scheme appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.

Delaware officials recently announced charges against a former state employee accused of conducting a long-running procurement card (P-card) fraud scheme that drained more than $137,000 in public funds. According to investigators, the employee—who worked as an administrative assistant for a state department—used her purchasing authority to make personal online purchases over four years, disguising transactions The post Swiped for Personal Gain appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.