NYC HRA W-147Q LLF 2012-2024 free printable template

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Hi my name is Alice Lee I'm an attorney at a law office of Joseph Panasonic & Associates I want with talk about Medicaid fraud investigations here in New York let me be clear there are two types of Medicaid fraud committed by service providers like doctors and hospitals and fraud committed by recipients these are people who receive Medicaid benefits today we are talking about Medicaid recipient fraud if you are under investigation for Medicaid fraud you probably received a letter like this in the mail the letter tells you that you need to appear for an interview with an investigator and bring a list of documents with you letters like this scare lots of our clients, so I'm going to tell you to relax and keep watching let's begin with the first question what is going on here why am I being targeted in order to qualify for most Medicaid programs in New York City such as Family Health Plus straight Medicaid and similar programs you need to be both a New York City resident and financially qualified when you apply for Medicaid you fill out an application in which you're expected to disclose your financial situation you need to tell the government about all of your income not just from your work but also from any other source for example you may have rental income or perhaps someone gives you money all this needs to be reported also you are expected to report any changes in your income immediately and not wait until your certification expires once you have been a target of an investigation your case is assigned to an investigator with a Bureau of fraud investigation or the BFI the investigation itself can take from a few weeks to a few months BFI investigators gather all available information from all open sources they may contact your employer's your neighbors or your tenants they will sometimes follow you and take photos of your business your home in your cars they will contact the DMV to verify your address and your car registration they will use specialized search databases to look up your real property purchases including your mortgage information then at some point during the investigation you'll be called in for an interview most people don't realize that they have no responsibility to discuss anything with investigators if you speak with them, you will put yourself in a vulnerable position because you will make statements that can and will be used against you if you're prosecuted besides you can assume that the investigator already has a lot of information about you however they still want you to come in hopes of getting self incriminating statements or harder to obtain documents such as your tax returns or any other missing pieces to build their case against you your most important goal here is to avoid prosecution and all the consequences of a criminal conviction so do yourself a favor do not speak with any investigator and contact a lawyer immediately it can make all the difference in the world we have handled hundreds of Medicaid fraud...