Tag: fraudulent claim

US Secret Service Investigating Hundreds of Fraud Cases Linked to Funds for Pandemic Relief

More than 900 fraud cases linked to pandemic-related relief funds are being investigated, said a U.S. Secret Service statement issued Tuesday. In the statement, the Secret Service added there was potentially fraudulent activity nearing $100 billion related to the relief funds last year. The $100 billion figure is based on the aggregate of two previous…


Veteran Sentenced to 8 Months for Disability Benefits Fraud

SAN DIEGO—A U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Spring Valley was sentenced on Dec. 6 to eight months in custody for having falsely claimed he was disabled and defrauded the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) out of more than $183,000 . Anthony Medrano, 42, submitted fraudulent claims to the VA over the course of several years, in order…


Feds Announce Medicare Claims Settlement with Placentia Company

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A Placentia-based company has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve a federal complaint that the U.S. Attorney’s Office said was triggered by Medicare claims for rehabilitation therapy that was considered unreasonable or unnecessary, officials said July 23. The settlement covers claims made from Jan. 1, 2006, through Oct. 10, 2014, from Interface…