Rhode Island

Alexander Istomin, a registered nurse and nurse practitioner, really didn’t want to get close to the patients. So, he made his own business. A business built to defraud Medicare of nearly $12 million for patient services that never happened. Using the address of an...

Ever wonder if federal judges sometimes look at the defendants and think to themselves “Not surprised?” That may have crossed the mind of some in the court on December 21st, 2022 with the case of Julian Martins for Federal Housing Administration fraud and COVID...

On October 19, 2022, Alexander Istomin pleaded guilty to a Medicare scheme that he could not have done without the cooperation of his patients. Istomin was a registered nurse and nurse practitioner who fraudulently billed commercial health insurers and Medicare nearly $4.4 million for...

Diomedes Ramirez Rodriguez, a Dominican National, is facing possible deportation after being convicted of several charges in federal court. He falsely represented his citizenship and social security number, misused a passport, and committed health care fraud. (One illegal activity just wasn’t enough I suppose)....

Diomedes is a hero in Greek mythology known for his participation in the Trojan War. This famous hero is not to be confused with Diomedes Ramirez Rodriguez, 48, who is a fraudster now known for committing Social Security fraud, Medicaid fraud, and Supplemental Nutrition...

Buckle your seatbelt, folks. Today’s fraud case is a doozy. Michael C. Moller, 42 of Middletown, R.I. not only committed four armed bank robberies while on home confinement for a previous tax fraud conviction, but he also stole more than $4.7 million in Paycheck...

Some fraudsters dip their toe in the proverbial fraud pool before jumping in. They’ll dabble in something small before gaining confidence to pull off larger and more complicated fraud schemes. Jeurin Celado, a Dominican national, went all in. You could say that he did...

A North Providence, R.I., man and his co-conspirators were sentenced to prison for 30 months for conspiring to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. They were involved in an automobile warranty fraud scheme that caused a loss of more than $385,352.19 to a...

Many people enjoy vacationing in a charming beach town. Most of those vacationers save up for a trip or bite the bullet and run up the credit card a bit to foot the bill. Lauren Houck, of Abingdon, Md., decided that using someone else’s...

A Rhode Island chiropractor has been sentenced for executing a scheme to defraud a healthcare benefits program and failing to pay taxes on the income he received from his business. (Hiding money from the government doesn’t tend to go well.) Eugene Kramer, 51, was...