embarrassing - Pinoys nabbed in US for multi-million health care scam

[matits]

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pakauwaw.



Some 42 suspects, majority of them Filipinos, were arrested in the United States Thursday (Friday in Manila) for allegedly pulling off a $4.6-million medical scam against California's government.

"The majority of the defendants in this case are Filipino. Many of them are from the Philippines and are Philippine citizens. A number of the people arrested today are here illegally," Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the US Department of Justice, told ABS-CBN's Balitang America.

Officers said 20 people posing as licensed nurses were sent by nursing agency called Medcare Plus Home Health Providers to provide in-home care to disabled patients, majority of whom are children.

The nursing agency would then bill the government of California.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Department of Health Services started investigating the nursing agency after parents of disabled children began complaining about the nurses' lack of skill.

"We had one instance in which a child with a tracheotomy tube that was hooked up to a ventilator that helped him breathe, came out and the nurse simply didn't know what to do, didn't know how to handle it. Fortunately, the mother was there to get the tube back into place or else this child might have died," Mrozek said.

The admitted mastermind of the medical fraud ring, Filipina Priscilla Villabroza, pleaded guilty to five counts of health care fraud in 2008. She's facing more than 50 years in federal prison.

Her assistant, Susan Bendigo, also a Filipina, fled before agents could arrest her. US authorities believe she is hiding out in the Philippines.

US authorities said the 42 suspects, at least 80 percent of them Filipinos, will be arraigned for charges of conspiracy to commit health fraud next week.

The suspects are facing punishments of up to 10 years in prison each if found guilty. Report from Joseph Pimentel, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

Pinoys nabbed in US for multi-million health care scam | ABS-CBN News Online Beta
naa pajpd cNN.com 42 accused in scheme to use unlicensed nurses for home care - CNN.com

[wolfenstein]

patay, another + points nasad ni sa pakauwaw.

[xXxslaoxXx]

suz... grabeha ani nila oi. pakauwaw man jud og taman.
unsaon paskwelahon mayabas man.

[Tirong-say]

Bitaw another negative brand na pud na natong mga pinoy,maayo unta sila lang maapil man gyud ta....gipang-dala ug gamit pud ilaha mga talent didto,tsk...tsk.. pakauwaw lang...

[samamar21]

affective na pud atong mga nurses ani. kauwaw.

[beowulf]

grabe gyud ni guts ang pinoy sa? tiaw mo didto sa lain nga nasod naghimo sa ilang di maayong binuhatan among na sad ta ani

[journeyman]

First time ni nako nabasa sa cnn news, name ra sa mga suspects ang nakabutang, wala ang nationality pero sa ngalan pa lang daan nagduda na ko nga mga pinay. Karon klaro na jud. Di ba kaha maapiktohan ang mga molargahay pa lang ani. Kalooy pud kung mapagan.

[rts1980]

hahay.. nag pakaulaw intawn na sila sa atoa..

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

These are old issues about FILIPINOS who are into scams that victimizes Uncle Sam . That is nothing either compared about 25 years ago in Naval base Subic Bay where they would sell property of DoD to countries who wants and needs stuff at a reasonable and black market price like aircraft parts , uniforms , armaments , and anything under the sun MILITARY .

Good job to the SCAMMERS !! It made me look like I am one of you guys .

[yan777]

Nag paka uwaw na sad ang pinoy!!!