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Wethersfield Man Charged in $1.8M Medicaid Fraud Scheme With 1 Other: Feds
Two Connecticut men, already under state scrutiny, are facing federal charges for allegedly orchestrating a $1.8 million Medicaid fraud scheme that spanned years and exploited critical health services, authorities said.
Ramon Apellaniz, 39, of Middletown, and Suhail Aponte, 38, of Wethersfield, allegedly defrauded the Connecticut Medicaid program through Minds Cornerstone, a company claiming to provide therapy for children with autism, the US Attorney’s Office for Connecticut said.
Authorities allege Apellaniz, using aliases such as “Kristopher Rockefeller,” managed the scheme even wh…
Woman Who Stole $800K From CT Boys & Girls Club Nabbed In Florida, Police Say
An out-of-state woman is behind bars for allegedly stealing $800,000 from a Fairfield County Boys & Girls Club through a wire transfer over the computer.
Debora Marcoccio, age 68, of Florida, was extradited from the Lee County Jail in Fort Myers, Florida, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, by the Greenwich Police.
According to Lt. Patrick Smyth of the Greenwich Police, the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich contacted the department in December of 2022 to report a fraud involving one of its financial accounts.
Due to fraudulent email activity, one of the club's financial staff members sent a wire t…
