Rafael and Miriam Castro of Oceanside defrauded the VA out of more than $130,000 by claiming he was unemployed and required full-time caregiving.
Rafael and Miriam Castro defrauded the department out of more than $130,000 by claiming Rafael was unemployed and required full-time caregiving from his wife, all while he was working a full-time job.A former government employee and his wife pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Thursday to defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs out of more than $130,000 by claiming he was unemployed and required full-time caregiving from his wife, all while he was working a full-time job.
Rafael Castro, 50, and Miriam Castro, 48, both of Oceanside, admitted that for more than five years, they claimed Rafael Castro needed his wife's full-time assistance with routine activities such as dressing himself and taking care of his personal hygiene, according to prosecutors.As a result, Miriam Castro was paid to be her husband's full-time home health aide and received the equivalent of 40-hour per-week payments through the VA's Caregiver Support Program. Castro is a U.S.
During the time period of the fraud, Rafael Castro falsely claimed several times to VA representatives that he was unemployed, but the U.S. Attorney's Office said he actually worked for the Veterans Health Administration and later for the Internal Revenue Service.Florida
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