Arkansas charges former nursing home chain owner with Medicaid and tax fraud
The former owner of a national nursing home chain that collapsed amid widespread allegations of neglect and financial mismanagement detailed in a previous NBC News investigation has been charged by the Arkansas Attorney General with eight counts of Medicaid fraud and two tax fraud counts.
Joseph Schwartz, who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., is currently expected to turn himself in to Arkansas authorities in early January, according to his Arkansas attorney, Bill James.
All 10 of the counts are felonies.
Arkansas is working with a group of other state attorneys general who are also considering possible civil action against Schwartz, according to a person familiar with their discussions.
At one time, Joseph Schwartz oversaw the care of more than 7,000 older Americans through his company Skyline Healthcare, which at its peak owned or ran more than 100 facilities in 11 states. With a handful of staff Schwartz managed them from a tiny office over a New Jersey pizzeria.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arkansas-charges-former-nursing-home-chain-owner-medicaid-tax-fraud-n1285972
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And if they get caught they just change their name and do it again......
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