Birdwatcher Photographs $900,000 Fraud: The Corridor Tax
Birdwatcher Photographs $900,000 Fraud: The Corridor TaxA middle school librarian photographing mergansers with a 500mm lens accidentally captured a man bundling a stack of envelopes in the open cargo doors of an ambulance - one of eleven photos that later became federal evidence in a $900,000 billing scheme. How did a methodical fraud, adding a $12-$30 “compliance fee” to routine transports across three hospitals, go undetected for nine years until a birdwatcher posted a photo online?In this episode, we follow how routine paperwork, a transport coordinator, a long‑time OIG investigator, and…
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