A nationwide Armenian-American organized crime group has been charged with trying to steal more than $160 million from Medicare.(1)
Among those in custody is Armen Kazarian. The FBI calls him the vor, or godfather, of the operation and investigators say he’s the first vor ever arrested for racketeering in the U.S.
He and fellow members of the group set up phony health clinics and billed Medicare for treatments that were never performed.
The groups supposedly took advantage of the user-friendly side of Medicare. Medicare tries to pay health care providers promptly by not verifying whether treatments have actually been rendered before it sends money.
Any more groups taking advantage of Medicare?
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