A man was sentenced in federal court for fraud and identity theft charges arising from unlawfully using the identity of a disabled Medicare beneficiary for 17 years. He sought medical treatment under the victim’s name, despite the fact that he was not a Medicare beneficiary, and is now being ordered to pay $11,036 in restitution. Read a Department of Justice press release by clicking here.
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