Rep. Royce Seeks Administration Briefing on Russian Medicaid Fraud

Newsmax ^ | 12/23/13

[Libloather]

Republican California Rep. Ed Royce is pressing the Obama administration on how it will deal with dozens of high-living Russian diplomats who lied about their incomes to collect healthcare money meant for the poor.

Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Monday he wants a briefing on the alleged Medicaid fraud, and wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry asking how officials will handle "the law enforcement and diplomatic aspects" of the case, The Hill reported.

In a complaint unsealed in federal court in Manhattan last Thursday, 49 former and current diplomats are charged with defrauding Medicaid of $1.5 million since 2004.

[Libloather]

Just wait until the illegals sign up.

[freeangel]

The “administration” will do squat about fraud on the part of anyone. But then again, HE is won big fraud himself who perpetrates fraud after fraud upon the citizens of this country.

[FES0844]

So many scandals, yet no one is held responsible.
We need to have a DC spring.

[texas booster]

The defendants either now work, or have worked, at the Russian Mission to the United Nations, the Russian Federation Consulate General in New York, or the New York office of the Trade Representation of the Russian Federation, The Hill reported.

According to the complaint, the defendants submitted fraudulent applications for medical benefits for pregnancies, births, and care for young children — and qualified for Medicaid benefits by under-reporting their incomes, often by tens of thousands of dollars.

Why is this even tolerated? Boot them all out, and then the Russkies boot our folks out, etc.

We at least get 49 more people on the "Do Not Allow Entry" list, and get to train additional diplomats for Moscow duty.