"A pair of scammers from Queens is facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding public health programs of a combined $120 million, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported on Monday. Inwoo Kim, also known as Tony Kim and Long Jin, 42, and Daniel Lee, also known as Daniel Yang, 56, both of Flushing, are alleged to have run an adult day care and pharmacy empire starting in 2016 based on scamming taxpayer-funded Medicaid and Medicare, to rake in an illegally obtained $120 million."
"Today's complaint targets those who prey upon the vulnerable so they can steal from American taxpayers and defraud government programs meant to help the public. Using the backdrop of an adult day care center, officials from the DOJ alleged that Kim and Lee enticed seniors to their businesses with illegal cash payments, and in some cases, even gave them supermarket gift cards. The goal was to get Medicaid recipients and Medicare beneficiaries to fill prescriptions at Kim's pharmacy, per court documents."
"DOJ officials said the pair submitted claims through Z & W Empire Enterprise, Inc, doing business as Royal Adult Day Care Center and Happy Life, for services that were never provided. The defendants allegedly turned a pharmacy and social adult day care centers meant to help senior citizens into a $120 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme, said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, which conducted the investigation in partnership with state authorities."
Inwoo Kim (also known as Tony Kim and Long Jin), 42, and Daniel Lee (also known as Daniel Yang), 56, both of Flushing, face federal charges for an alleged Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme. The defendants are accused of operating adult day care centers and a pharmacy through Z & W Empire Enterprise, Inc., doing business as Royal Adult Day Care Center and Happy Life, and submitting claims for services never provided. Officials allege the defendants enticed seniors with illegal cash payments and supermarket gift cards and paid kickbacks to induce enrollment and prescription fills at the pharmacy. The complaint was unsealed in Brooklyn, and DOJ investigators worked with state authorities; text messages cited in the complaint allegedly document the scheme.
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