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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.
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