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Two scammers plead guilty to $68M Brooklyn adult day care fraud scheme
- Wasef and Antao pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud tied to a $68 million Medicaid scheme in Brooklyn.
- The defendants used multiple entities to launder proceeds and fund kickbacks for Medicaid referrals.
- The fraud targeted the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, billing for non-provided services.
- Wasef and Antao face up to 10 years in prison and may forfeit about $1 million.
- The case involves recruiters who bribed patients with laundered cash and billed Medicaid for non-existent services.
- The guilty pleas mark the sixth and seventh defendants to plead guilty in the long-running investigation.
- DOJ officials say the fraud targeted government health care programs and harmed taxpayers.
- The defendants referred Medicaid recipients to the Brooklyn centers for illegal kickbacks and bribes.
- The scheme operated from 2017 to 2024 across several Brooklyn facilities.
- The DOJ highlighted HSI New York’s role in dismantling the scheme with partners.
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