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Virginia SMP

@SMPVirginia

Empowering Seniors to Prevent Medicare Fraud

 Richmond, VA
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Joined July 2014
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Medical Equipment CEO Sentenced virginiasmp.com/2023/04/10/m…
Medical Equipment CEO Sentenced

Medical Equipment CEO Sentenced

Tanya Grant will serve 80 months in prison for a health care fraud scheme in which she purchased lists of Medicare patient names from companies overseas. She then billed Medicare for purportedly su…

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Servicemembers: DFAS is Not Calling You about Your Pay virginiasmp.com/2023/04/07/s…
Servicemembers: DFAS is Not Calling You about Your Pay

Servicemembers: DFAS is Not Calling You about Your Pay

People are reporting a new twist on a banking imposter scam targeting the military. In this latest con, imposters call servicemembers and pretend to be from or working with DFAS (for us civilians, …

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How Timeshare Exit Scams Work – and How to Avoid Them virginiasmp.com/2023/04/05/h…
How Timeshare Exit Scams Work – and How to Avoid Them

How Timeshare Exit Scams Work – and How to Avoid Them

Maybe you bought a timeshare at a resort a while back and have found you don’t have the time or inclination to use it or are growing tired of paying the rising annual maintenance fee. Tho…

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5 Ways to Build Better Passwords virginiasmp.com/2023/04/03/5…
5 Ways to Build Better Passwords

5 Ways to Build Better Passwords

You can protect yourself from data breaches, hackers and scammers in loads of ways. But always use three basic tenets for the passwords that multiply with every site you visit. • Don’t share them. …

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Men Charged in Health Care Kickback Scheme virginiasmp.com/2023/03/31/m…
Men Charged in Health Care Kickback Scheme

Men Charged in Health Care Kickback Scheme

John Grisham, Rob Wilburn, and Richard Speights Jr. have been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay and receive health care kickbacks, resulting in the submission of over …

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Did Your Dating App Match Just Ask You for Money?  virginiasmp.com/2023/03/29/d…
Did Your Dating App Match Just Ask You for Money?

Did Your Dating App Match Just Ask You for Money? 

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, you or your friends might be thinking about love. But not everyone is — some are just looking to get into your pockets. Read on so you can spot and repo…

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Organized Crime Gangs Earn Big Bucks in Shift to Fraud virginiasmp.com/2023/03/27/o…
Organized Crime Gangs Earn Big Bucks in Shift to Fraud

Organized Crime Gangs Earn Big Bucks in Shift to Fraud

Smelling huge profits in targeting older Americans, organized gangs —the underworld syndicates that once focused on drug trafficking, gambling and other high-profile crimes —are increasingly enteri…

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Owners of Mobile Phlebotomy Company Plead Guilty virginiasmp.com/2023/03/24/o…
Owners of Mobile Phlebotomy Company Plead Guilty

Owners of Mobile Phlebotomy Company Plead Guilty

Gabriella Santibanez and Lisa Hazard pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit over $7 million in health care fraud. Court documents show that they ran a mobile phlebotomy company, PhlebXpress Inc., t…

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BBB Scam Alert: How to Spot a Dating Scam on Social Media virginiasmp.com/2023/03/22/b…
BBB Scam Alert: How to Spot a Dating Scam on Social Media

BBB Scam Alert: How to Spot a Dating Scam on Social Media

Romance scams are more common than ever. Even if you don’t use dating apps, you might still be targeted by one. BBB Scam Tracker is getting reports from dating scam victims who were conned th…

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Money Can Be Stolen From Your Bank Account: Here’s How to Lower Your Risk virginiasmp.com/2023/03/20/m…
Money Can Be Stolen From Your Bank Account: Here’s How to Lower Your Risk

Money Can Be Stolen From Your Bank Account: Here’s How to Lower Your Risk

When Nicole Brandes, 54, did a routine check of her three linked Bank of America accounts online recently, she noticed something alarming: $10,000 was missing. The Washington, D.C., art teacher loo…

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Doctors Convicted in DME Scheme virginiasmp.com/2023/03/17/d…
Doctors Convicted in DME Scheme

Doctors Convicted in DME Scheme

Dean Zusmer and Lawrence Alexander were convicted for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $31 million in claims for expensive durable medical equipment (DME) that Medicar…

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Donating to Help After Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria?  virginiasmp.com/2023/03/15/d…
Donating to Help After Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria?

Donating to Help After Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria? 

The devastation in Turkey and Syria following massive earthquakes is inspiring people to help and donate. And it’s prompting scammers — like they do after every disaster — to take advantage of your…

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Watch Out for Social Security Scams With a COLA Twist virginiasmp.com/2023/03/13/w…
Watch Out for Social Security Scams With a COLA Twist

Watch Out for Social Security Scams With a COLA Twist

Social Security payments boosted by the biggest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in more than 40 years start going out soon, and beneficiaries aren’t the only ones looking forward with an…

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Marketer Pleads Guilty in Medicare Number Scheme virginiasmp.com/2023/03/10/m…
Marketer Pleads Guilty in Medicare Number Scheme

Marketer Pleads Guilty in Medicare Number Scheme

Charles William McElwee pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to buy and sell more than 2.6 million Medicare beneficiary identification numbers, along with other personal identifiers. As pa…

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BBB Tip: What to Know Before Renting from a Car Sharing App virginiasmp.com/2023/03/08/b…
BBB Tip: What to Know Before Renting from a Car Sharing App

BBB Tip: What to Know Before Renting from a Car Sharing App

Traditional rental car companies are no longer your only option for renting a ride when you’re out of town. Car-sharing apps, essentially Airbnb for car owners, make renting a privately owned vehic…

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7 Tips for Avoiding Fraud When Donating to Charities virginiasmp.com/2023/03/06/7…
7 Tips for Avoiding Fraud When Donating to Charities

7 Tips for Avoiding Fraud When Donating to Charities

In the wake of natural disasters or other traumatic events around the world, the first reaction of many good citizens is to say, “How can I help?” You may be thinking the same thing about the massi…

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Medical Equipment Suppliers Convicted virginiasmp.com/2023/03/03/m…
Medical Equipment Suppliers Convicted

Medical Equipment Suppliers Convicted

Ikechukwu Udeokor, owner of Meik Medical Equipment and Supply, and manager Ayodeji Fasonu were convicted for engaging in a scheme to defraud Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care plans of ov…

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Over $115 Million Goes to MoneyGram Users Who Paid Scammers virginiasmp.com/2023/03/01/o…
Over $115 Million Goes to MoneyGram Users Who Paid Scammers

Over $115 Million Goes to MoneyGram Users Who Paid Scammers

Most of the time, if you send money to a scammer with a wire transfer, you don’t get money back. But if you paid a scammer through MoneyGram and filed a refund claim with Gilardi & Co., watch y…

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Why You Should Think Twice Before Taking an Online Quiz virginiasmp.com/2023/02/27/w…
Why You Should Think Twice Before Taking an Online Quiz

Why You Should Think Twice Before Taking an Online Quiz

While scrolling Facebook, a quiz catches your eye: “Answer these questions and see which ‘Winnie the Pooh’ character matches your personality,” for example, or “What dog breed would you be?” You’re…

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Man Pleads Guilty in Multimillion Dollar DME Case virginiasmp.com/2023/02/24/m…
Man Pleads Guilty in Multimillion Dollar DME Case

Man Pleads Guilty in Multimillion Dollar DME Case

Matthew Taylor Witkowski pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Documents show that he and a co-conspirator engaged in a scheme…

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