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Criminals are buying stolen Medicare identities in bulk at $8 each — then fraudulently billing the government billions
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Criminals are buying stolen Medicare identities in bulk at $8 each — then fraudulently billing the government billions

Yahoo Finance · Jun 16, 2026, 10:30 AM

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  • Georgia State University professor David Maimon (1) and his Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group have been investigating the trend, one he says is a huge problem in Florida.
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Criminals are buying stolen Medicare identities in bulk at $8 each — then fraudulently billing the government billions Shutterstock Laura Boast Tue, June 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM GMT+7 6 min read Florida has become a magnet for Medicare fraud — with residents’ Medicare identities stolen and sold on the dark web in bulk for $8 apiece to bilk the government out of billions.

Georgia State University professor David Maimon (1) and his Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group have been investigating the trend, one he says is a huge problem in Florida. He’s produced a report on it — How Floridians Identities Are Being Used To Fuel Medicare Fraud.

Robert Kiyosaki says this 1 asset will surge 400% in a year and begs investors not to miss this ‘explosion’

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