Las Vegas couple 'stole $13 million from Medicaid' to fund a lavish lifestyle that they bragged about on social media (11 Pics)
A Las Vegas couple have been accused of stealing $13million from Medicaid to fund a lavish lifestyle which included a private jet, luxury cars, jewelry and clothes.
Latisha and Timothy Mark Harron worked together to carry out a 'massive fraud' on the North Carolina Medicaid programme, according to a press release from the Department of Justice issued on Wednesday.
The couple, who were arrested on Wednesday, allegedly did this by billing the government for what the Department described as 'fictitious home services'.
They are accused of spending Medicaid money on a private jet costing $900,000, 'thousands of dollars of gym equipment' and properties in North Carolina.
On Timothy Harron's Instagram account, the couple are seen posing in front of their private jet and in exotic locations around the world.
A Las Vegas couple have been accused of stealing $13million from Medicaid to fund a lavish lifestyle which included a private jet, luxury cars, jewelry and clothes
Latisha and Timothy Mark Harron worked together to carry out a 'massive fraud' on the North Carolina Medicaid programme, according to a press release from the Department of Justice issued on Wednesday. Pictured: More than 30 bottles of luxury Russian vodka shown on Timothy's Instagram account
Also pictured are each of the couple's luxury cars. Harron, 50, owns an Aston Martin super car with a license plate which reads, 'Mr Tim'.
A picture of his wife's car, a Mercedes G-class AMG worth more than $127,650, was shown alongside a caption which read, 'My girls new ride'.
The couple were also seen posing in front of what appeared to be their private jet.
Other photos show piles Louis Vuitton shopping bags stuffed full of expensive goods, a massive haul of more than 30 bottles of Russian vodka and dinners in expensive restaurants.
In a picture of at least 27 boxes from Tiffany & Co, a person commented, 'wow, what's the occasion?'
It prompted Timothy to reply, 'this is a normal occurrence for us.'
On Timothy Harron's Instagram account, the couple's luxury cars are shown, including an Aston Martin super car with the licence plate, 'Mr Tim'
A picture of his wife's car, a Mercedes G-class AMG worth more than $127,650, was shown alongside a caption which read, 'My girls new ride'
Other photos show piles Louis Vuitton shopping bags stuffed full of expensive goods
The couple, who married in 2018, have been indicted on seven charges including conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, making false statements related to healthcare matters and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
According to the DOJ, Latisha, 44, founded Agape Healthcare systems in 2010 in North Carolina. It was allegedly a home health provider.
But the DOJ allege she committed fraud by concealing a prior conviction for identity theft when registering the company as a Medicaid provider.
Timothy also had a prior conviction which he concealed on NC Medicaid enrolment documents.
The couple then worked together to fraudulently bill the Medicaid programme for more than $10million between 2017 and 2019, according to the press release.
The DOJ said the couple searched through obituaries to find people in North Carolina who had recently died.
The couple were also pictured posing in exotic locations around the world, including in Bora Bora (pictured), near Tahiti
Timothy Harron also posted pictures of dinners in expensive restaurants
They then allegedly found out whether those people had a Medicaid ID number using an eligibility tool accessible only to medicaid providers.
They then used it to bill Medicaid for 'fictitious services' it claimed to have provided before their deaths, the DOJ said.
Part of the indictment requires the couple forfeit items including the Aston Martin car and their wine collection.
On his Instagram account, Timothy describes himself as an entrepreneur, 'jetsetter' and 'wine connoisseur'.
On his personal website, he advertises a book he wrote called 'El Guero', which is said to be 'inspired by true life events'.
They are accused of spending Medicaid money on a private jet costing $900,000, 'thousands of dollars of gym equipment' and properties in North Carolina
In a picture of at least 27 boxes from Tiffany & Co, a person commented, 'wow, what's the occasion?' It prompted Timothy to reply, 'this is a normal occurrence for us'
The couple, who married in 2018, have been indicted on seven charges including conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, making false statements related to healthcare matters and conspiracy to commit money laundering
The couple's respective LinkedIn profiles also claim that they operate Assured Healthcare Systems. The page for the company itself refers to 'Agape Health Care Systems'.
A DOJ spokesman told Insider that both companies were implicated in the indictment.
In a statement, US Attorny Robert J. Higdon Jr said, 'This case represents one of the most brazen and egregious cases of home health Medicaid fraud ever seen in this district.'
'The indictment alleges a $13 million fraud that funded a gluttonous, social media-marketed lifestyle — one filled with private jets, penthouses, and luxury resorts.'
He added: 'Most reprehensible is the fact that this crime is alleged to have been carried out on the backs of our most vulnerable: the poor, the deceased, the elderly, and the disabled.'
Las Vegas couple 'stole $13 million from Medicaid' to fund a lavish lifestyle that they bragged about on social media (11 Pics)
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