Large ($2 Billion) Medicare Fraud Ring Busted en Miami - many who were under investigation fled back to Latin America... (Gonzalez: cost, law)

[cuba libre]

Since 2005, it seems over $2 Billion in faulty claims were filed by many members of Miami's vibrant refugee community. Using 'puppet' or 'on paper' care centers, these foreign thieves were able to make $30,000 - $80,000 multiple times a week in cash from the Federal government... How these newly arrived, semi-citizens could even have access to the system, much less milk it for all it was worth, is beyond me...

Feds: Miami-based Medicare fraud ring busted - Front Page - MiamiHerald.com

Does anyone know these people?

-Antonio Ramirez
-Michel De Jesus Huarte (stole $50.2 million)
-Orlin Tamayo Quinonez (stole $46 million)
-Juan Carralero
-Madelin Barbara Machado
-Ramon Fonseca
-Vicente Gonzalez
-Alyd Dazza
-Ricco Dazza
-Monika Blacio
-Javaris Echiverria

[Eduardo983]

"about 60 are fugitives who have fled to Cuba, Latin America and Europe." (wow...the ignorant who wrote this sentence does not know that Cuba is part of Latin America). Besides, they were already in Latin America (Miami).

[Leovigildo]

Eduardo

You're right.
They should pay attention to the trillion dollars scams in their country and forget about Miami.
Why do they care about foreign news?
They are incapable of placing Mexico on the map and they worry about Miami!!!
The scam artists are not called Popoff or something similar, that's why they were prosecuted.

[cuba libre]

Originally Posted by Leovigildo

The scam artists are not called Popoff or something similar, that's why they were prosecuted.

Please elaborate on this opinion. Those who break the law should go down. No wonder our medical system is so expensive.

The article said that MORE THAN 1/3 of all medicare fraud in the U.S. takes place in Florida. Not surprisingly, Miami is the epicenter for most of this illegal activity in Florida.

I have repeatedly said that Miami is a hotbed for these kinds of scams...

[♥♥PRINC3Ss♥♥]

Originally Posted by cuba libre

How these newly arrived, semi-citizens could even have access to the system, much less milk it for all it was worth, is beyond me...

There are no semi-citizens, maybe refugees or new residents, let's call things by their name please.

It's funny that after so many years of Medicare fraud, this still happens in S. Florida. You would think someone in the federal government would have this figured out. The only explanation is that they have insiders in the government who are not monitoring these new clinics on purpose. I mean no storefront? C'mon.

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[dadeguy]

yes indeed miami is the only place where fraud occurs or has ever occurred.

[cuba libre]

Originally Posted by dadeguy

yes indeed miami is the only place where fraud occurs or has ever occurred.

1/3 of medicare fraud takes place in FL. Most of this comes from Miami. That's a 600 pound gorilla if I've ever seen one.

[Leovigildo]

Originally Posted by cuba libre

Please elaborate on this opinion. Those who break the law should go down. No wonder our medical system is so expensive.

The article said that MORE THAN 1/3 of all medicare fraud in the U.S. takes place in Florida. Not surprisingly, Miami is the epicenter for most of this illegal activity in Florida.

I have repeatedly said that Miami is a hotbed for these kinds of scams...

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Well, some cities love illegal gambling and wh.oremonging, other cities love pyramid schemes that cost trillions to the federal gov't, other cities and ethnic groups create fradulent calificatory agencies and accounting firms that destroy the world economy, other ethnic groups create toxic assets that convert the US in the laughing stock of the world.

And then, you are talking about a few flim-flams that happened to be Cubans that took just a few pennies from a otherwise corrupt system Moderator cut: English Only

Pathetic.

[♥♥PRINC3Ss♥♥]

Originally Posted by cuba libre

1/3 of medicare fraud takes place in FL. Most of this comes from Miami. That's a 600 pound gorilla if I've ever seen one.

So what do you suggest we do?

[cuba libre]

Originally Posted by Leovigildo

a few pennies

$2 Billion since 2005...

Originally Posted by Leovigildo

Pathetic.

Yup, it sure is...

Originally Posted by lolitazz

So what do you suggest we do?

Capital punishment or mandatory life sentences for ANYONE who abuses our healthcare system on the level that these people did. People might have died as a result of these scumbags' actions. Also, I think we should at least think about rescinding some of the generous benefits we offer the oppressed peoples who arrive on our shores.

Just think about how many people died because of denied care due to the money these scumbags stole.