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his total reimbursements as an administrative fee. Petitioner
defrauded the county by submitting false invoices.
During 1989, petitioner received $42,953.82 of Medicaid
payments from the county. During 1990, the county paid
petitioner $219,656.68 in Medicaid payments, of which $17,572
represented administrative fees. Petitioner intentionally failed
to report the income he received from the taxi leasing and
Medicaid services on his original 1989 and 1990 income tax
returns. In addition, petitioner’s 1989 and 1990 original income
tax returns did not reflect either activity, and he reported only
a relatively small amount of income from wages and interest
income.
At the time petitioner’s 1991 income tax return was due
(April 15, 1992), he had been under an indictment (since January
1992) for Medicaid fraud and obstruction of justice. During
1991, the office of the attorney general for the State of
Maryland subpoenaed petitioner’s records, including but not
limited to, financial documents, bank statements, canceled
checks, tax returns and income and expense ledgers. Although
petitioner requested and was given an extension for the purpose
of photocopying his records, petitioner disregarded the subpoena,
attempted to conceal his activities, and only provided limited
documentation to the attorney general’s office. Accordingly, a
search warrant was obtained, and petitioner’s records were
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