Federal prosecutors have 73 Charged Members of a U.S. based gang with Armenia Trying Thurs cheat Medicare out of $ 163 Million reports the Chicago Tribune. This is the largest single fraud case by a Criminal Organization in the U.S. history. Defendants were caught in Raids in Los Angles, New York, Ohio, New Mexico and Georgia. The Criminal Organization cents $ 163 Million in fake Medicare Claims via a network of phony Clinics for Patients WHO were unaware Their personal information was being used in a Criminal Conspiracy. Almost $ 35 Million of Those Claims were paid out.
The All Armenian gang is led by Armen Kazarian, a high, or "Godfather", Organized a nation wide operation That included Identity Theft, credit card fraud and ultimately Medicare fraud. The Investigation Began When The information Almost 3.000 of Medicare Patients "from Upstate New York was stolen. The Gang Stole the names of Doctors, Clinics 118 set up across the country and Began Submitting phony Patient Claims using stolen information.
The Nature of Some of the Claims filed by the gang were extremely sloppy, Opticians doing bladder tests. Ear, nose and throat Doctors performing ultrasounds for Pregnant Women and dermatologists billing for heart exams Thurs name just a few.
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