Gang Charged with Fraud 美國指控醫療詐騙團伙
Gang Charged with Fraud 美國指控醫療詐騙團伙
Most of the accused were arrested in New York City and Los Angeles
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Background:美國官員對參與一起重大醫療詐騙案的73個人提出指控。據信這些人都和亞美尼亞黑手黨有關聯。
The indictments paint a picture of a far-reaching and powerful organised crime network, which prosecutors say "puts the traditional mafia to shame". Most of those accused are of Armenian family origin. They allegedly operated under the protection of Armen Kazarian, a man described as an elite organised crime boss, now in a Los Angeles jail.
The group is accused of setting up more than 100 phantom clinics spanning 25 American states, and then invoicing the government for treatment that never took place. Investigators uncovered evidence of US$ 163 million in false billing, which targeted Medicare, the federal insurance program for the elderly. Prosecutors say it's the largest ever Medicare fraud committed by a single criminal entity, adding that the whole doctor-patient relationship was a "mirage".
FBI agents arrested 52 people on Wednesday. A total of 73 alleged gang members have been charged with racketeering and related offences. The indictment says some of the proceeds from the operation were couriered back to Armenia in cash.
Glossary 詞匯表 (收聽發音, 請單擊英語單詞)
- indictment控告,訴狀
- far-reaching深遠的,影響大的
- to put ... to shame小巫見大巫,遠遠不如
- allegedly被指控
- phantom掛假名的診所,幽靈
- to span跨越,分布
- to invoice開...發票
- mirage虛幻物,海市蜃樓
- racketeering敲詐錢財
- proceeds收入