The Justice Department unsealed a nine-count indictment charging Louis Trejo, Kenneth Garner, Harold Stevenson, and Erihk Belis with racketeering, fraud, and violent crimes tied to a $12 million Medicaid fraud scheme. The defendants, members of the Bronx-based ‘War Room,’ fabricated transportation data for methadone clinic rides, paid patients cash and drugs as kickbacks, and laundered proceeds. They also committed an armed home invasion robbery of a rival fraud ring leader in New Jersey. Trejo, Garner, and Belis were arrested and will face arraignment in Manhattan federal court, while Stevenson remains at large. The case involves wire fraud, healthcare fraud, narcotics distribution, and money laundering. Prosecutors allege the group operated under a fake charity, the ‘Forward Foundation,’ to conceal their activities. The indictment highlights the defendants’ exploitation of vulnerable Medicaid patients and use of violence to protect their scheme.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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