Accent Gives Away Fugitive
TweetAlcides Garcia’s accent gave him away in the Canary Islands in February. The Cuban born fugitive was wanted for Medicare fraud in Miami. After visiting a shipping company to get his belongings sent to the island from Miami, the owner was suspicious of his accent because he has said he was Mexican but had a strong Cuban accent.
The business owner contacted the FBI in Miami who contacted the bureau’s legal attaché in Madrid. Garcia was arrested by the Spanish National Police at a hotel near Madrid. He was flown to Miami just last week to face charges for submitting over $10.7 million in false claims to Medicare. Last September he had fled from Miami and had a $200,000 bond. The bond has been revoked.
Many Medicare fraud cases have shown up in the past few years. In just the last 5 years, over 60 defendants have escaped Miami to avoid charges. Together all these Medicare fugitives have submitted $404 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare and have received $156 million of that.
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This is so ridiculous! Those who commit Medicare fraud should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for taking advantage of a system meant to help the elderly and disabled.