MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested and deported a 60-year-old American tagged as a high-priority target by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the US Department of Justice announced yesterday.
Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said Herbert Leon Kimble was apprehended by BI fugitive search unit agents and government intelligence officers in Pasig on June 11 and deported on June 18.
Kimble is the subject of a federal arrest warrant issued by a US District Court in South Carolina for orchestrating a healthcare fraud scheme that defrauded the US government’s healthcare programs of $1.2 billion.
Authorities said the scheme involved the fraudulent marketing and distribution of unnecessary orthopedic braces billed to Medicare.
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This involves defrauding the state or using government systems to steal from individuals.
- Tax Identity Theft: A criminal uses your ID and income details to file a tax return in your name and claim a refund before you do.
- Grant/Benefit Fraud: Falsely claiming unemployment, disability, or social grants that the perpetrator is not entitled to.