Category Archives: Fraud

How To Avoid Getting Conned

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Luke Ford

When I moved to Los Angeles in 1994 and pursued work in acting, I was taken for about $10,000 by various cons that appealed to my vanity. At the time I was handing over my money (and I was living … Continue reading →

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How Benefits Fraud Scam Spread So Widely In Orthodox Town

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Luke Ford

Similar scams are going on in many Orthodox communities. There’s no connection, in my experience, between Jewish observance and honesty. In much of the world, the word “Jew” is synonymous with dishonesty in business. Judaism is a system of dual … Continue reading →

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Justice.gov: ‘Coachella Valley Doctor Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme that Duped Insurance Companies into Paying for Cosmetic Surgeries’

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Luke Ford

From Justice.gov: Coachella Valley Doctor Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme that Duped Insurance Companies into Paying for Cosmetic Surgeries Dr. David Morrow Also Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud and Admits Failing to Report more than $1.6 in Income to … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Rabbi Philip Esformes Charged in Unprecedented $1B Medicare Fraud Case in Miami

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Luke Ford

BACKGROUND: “Nursing Home Baron Rabbi Morris Esformes: “Beside the fact that they’re anti-mental health and anti-black, they’re probably anti-Jew because I’m an ordained rabbi”” NEWS: The largest ever criminal health care fraud case surfaced last week when Justice Department officials … Continue reading →

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Jewish Healthcare Charity Settles Medicaid Fraud Suit For $47 Million

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Luke Ford

Report: A Jewish healthcare charity founded by the Bertha Alperstein, the wife of Talmud scholar and Rabbi Abraham Alperstein, almost a century ago in his honor has agreed to repay $47 million to the State of New York and the … Continue reading →

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