"Antioch resident Cashmir Chinedu Luke was taken into custody under allegations that he fraudulently obtained more than $7 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The U.S. Attorney's Office did not specify when the arrest took place. He is accused of submitting "approximately 10,000 individual false claims" under his company Four Corners Health LLC for veteran home-care services that were never rendered, according to the Department of Justice."
"Prosecutors allege that while Luke operated Four Corners Health LLC, which provided unskilled in-home nursing and daily assistance for older VA beneficiaries under the Veterans Community Care Program, he engaged in a five-year billing scheme across multiple counties. He purportedly sent in fraudulent claims including duplicate bills for services rendered, hours that caretakers did not work, and services purportedly provided to veterans who were "actually dead.""
Federal authorities arrested the CEO of Four Corners Health LLC at San Francisco International Airport while he attempted to board a flight to Nigeria. Antioch resident Cashmir Chinedu Luke is accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $7 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs by submitting approximately 10,000 false claims for veteran home-care services that were never rendered. Claims spanned December 2019 through 2024 across Fresno, Tulare, Merced, Mariposa, Madera, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties. Alleged fraudulent billing included duplicate bills, hours caretakers did not work, and services billed for veterans who were deceased. Luke was the sole owner and billing representative, controlled the reimbursement bank account, and allegedly personally profited by spending funds or transferring them through bank accounts in Asia. The U.S. Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General is investigating and Assistant U.S. Attorney Calvin Lee is prosecuting.
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