U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Joseph Nocella, Jr.
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A pair of scammers from Queens is facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding public health programs of a combined $120 million, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported on Monday.
Inwoo Kim, also known as “Tony Kim” and “Long Jin,” 42, and Daniel Lee, also known as “Daniel Yang,” 56, both of Flushing, are alleged to have run an adult day care and pharmacy empire starting in 2016 based on scamming taxpayer-funded Medicaid and Medicare, to rake in an illegally obtained $120 million.
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