They built an empire off fake medicine and fraud.No real treatment. No healing. Just millions stolen—one false claim at a time.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate Luis, Carlos, and Jose Benitez—three brothers accused of orchestrating one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in South Florida history.From 2001 to 2004, the Benitez brothers allegedly ran 11 fake HIV clinics in the Miami-Dade area. The clinics billed Medicare for expensive infusion treatments that were medically unnecessary—or never administered at all. Patients were allegedly paid kickbacks just for their Medicare information, and the brothers used straw owners to conceal their control of the clinics.Behind the scenes, they opened sham corporations and laundered millions through fake businesses, turning taxpayer dollars into personal profit.The Benitez brothers were indicted by a federal grand jury in 2008 and face charges including:Conspiracy to defraud the United StatesHealth care fraudSubmission of false claimsMoney launderingConspiracy to pay kickbacksWarrants have been issued for their arrests—but to this day, all three remain on the run.This is Fugitive Files. Let’s get into it.
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They built an empire off fake medicine and fraud.No real treatment. No healing. Just millions stolen—one false claim at a time.In this episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate Luis, Carlos, and Jose Benitez—three brothers accused of orchestrating one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in South Florida history.From 2001 to 2004, the Benitez brothers allegedly ran 11 fake HIV clinics in the Miami-Dade area. The clinics billed Medicare for expensive infusion treatments that were medically unnec...