BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Worcester, Mass. has been charged by a federal grand jury with healthcare benefit fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Santo Escolastico Cuello, 56, was indicted on three counts of making false statements relating to health care matters and one count of aggravated identity theft. Cuello will be arraigned at a later date. In June 2026, Cuello was charged by criminal complaint.
According to court filings, Cuello used the stolen identity of a U.S. citizen, including the citizen’s social security number, to obtain government benefits. Specifically, it is alleged that Cuello represented that he was a U.S. citizen when applying for healthcare benefits in Massachusetts and submitted a sworn affidavit falsely alleging the same. According to the criminal complaint, Cuello allegedly obtained approximately $162,180 in MassHealth benefits using…
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