February 25, 11

NEWS / Camden County Man Charged with Medicaid Fraud

TRENTON - Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that a Camden County man has been indicted for allegedly defrauding the Medicaid program by submitting a Medicaid application containing false information.

According to Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Riza Dagli, Samuel Fred Daley, 52, of Audubon, was charged yesterday (Feb. 24) with two counts of third-degree Medicaid fraud and one count of fourth-degree unsworn falsification to authorities.

The Camden County grand jury indictment alleges that on April 16, 2007, on behalf of a third party, Daley submitted a Medicaid application which contained false information. Daley allegedly checked “No” in response to a question on the application which asked, “Did you or anyone trade, give away, or sell real or personal property in which you had an interest (including cash, real estate, vehicles, business, stock, etc.) within the past 36 months?” It is alleged that Daley knew that the answer to the question was false because he had, in fact, received money from the third party prior to the submission of the Medicaid application. It is also alleged that Daley signed the document knowing that the statement made within it was false, and despite the application containing language that warned that lying on the form was against the law and could subject him to prosecution.

Detective Anthony Iannice, former Deputy Attorney General William Hoyman and Deputy Attorney General Oriana Nadraga were assigned to the investigation. Nadraga presented the case to the Camden County grand jury.

The indictment is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The crime of third-degree Medicaid fraud carries a maximum punishment of three years in state prison and a criminal fine of $10,000, while crimes of the fourth degree carry a maximum punishment of 18 months in state prison and a criminal fine of $10,000.

http://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases11/pr20110225a.html

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