According to the FBI, Medicare and Medicaid fraud cost the American taxpayer over $80 billion a year.
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3/8/12
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Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced on Dec. 27 that in 2011 the Department of Social Services Office of Investigations uncovered an additional $250,000 in welfare fraud, for a total …
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1/11/12
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The Nassau County District Attorney’s office announced Friday that nine people — including a Long Beach resident — were indicted for stealing more than $282,000 in taxpayer-funded Medicaid …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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12/16/11
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Two East Meadow men were arrested last week for allegedly participating in a mob ring that recruited several Eastern European and Russian women to illegally enter the U.S. and work as exotic dancers at four strip clubs in Queens and Long Island.
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By Shannon Koehle
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12/9/11
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If you have ever bought anything from the now-defunct Internet clothing vendor Classic Closeouts LLC, double check your credit card charges: the business’s owner, Daniel Greenberg, was charged …
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9/14/11
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Four Merrick men have been charged with bank and wire fraud for their alleged roles in a mortgage scheme that involved more than 100 home loans valued at over $58 million. The fraud allegedly took place over five years, from 2004 to 2009.
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By David Weingrad
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8/24/11
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The owner of an Oceanside-based mortgage firm was among 14 people arrested last week and charged with operating a mortgage fraud scheme involving more than 100 mortgage loans worth more than $58 …
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David Weingrad
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8/24/11
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A Valley Stream man was among more than a dozen people arrested last week for an alleged mortgage fraud scheme involving at least 100 mortgage loans worth more than $58 million.
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By David Weingrad
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8/24/11
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A sweep targeting county residents who steal undeserved Medicaid and public assistance benefits has resulted in the arrest of eight people who collectively stole more than $297,000.
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6/2/11
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A Freeport man was arrested on March 7 at P.C. Richard & Son in Bellmore after trying to return products that he allegedly purchased with forged bills at the Greenvale P.C. Richard & Son.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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3/9/11
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