(Crankers) You can try to run and hide, but didn’t work out in this guy’s favor!
Cashmir Chinedu Luke, 66, faces federal charges and was arrested at San Francisco International Airport while trying to board an international trip to Nigeria, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The CEO is accused of committing a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that targeted funding meant for American veterans.
Federal prosecutors allege that Luke operated Four Corners Health LLC, a company contracted to provide in-home, non-medical support for elderly veterans through the Veterans Community Care Program, which reimburses private agencies for approved care.
Investigators say that between December 2019 and July 2024, Luke orchestrated an extensive billing scheme in which he submitted thousands of claims for services that were never delivered. Court filings state that he submitted roughly 10,000 fraudulent claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Examples listed in the complaint include billing for hours caregivers did not work, charging for care on days when no employee visited a veteran, issuing duplicate claims for the same services, and billing for care supposedly provided weeks after certain veterans had already died.
Prosecutors say Luke continued submitting false claims even as the VA’s third-party administrator attempted to recover previously issued payments. Because Luke was both the company’s owner and its sole billing representative, he allegedly directed all reimbursements into a personal bank account. Investigators claim he then rapidly spent the funds on luxury purchases or moved the money through additional accounts in Asia and Africa.
The VA paid about $7 million in total for the fraudulent claims. Assistant U.S. Attorney Calvin Lee is in charge of the prosecution, while the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General is in charge of the investigation.
