It just gets juicier... Texas MD arrested for Medicare Fraud was a Tea Party Patriot!

[w8liftinglady]

Texas TBagger Doctor Indicted In Largest Medicare Fraud In History

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/28/1069138/-TBagger-Doctor-Indicted-In-Largest-Medicare-Fraud-In-History

Justice Department officials announced that Dr. Jacques Roy was arrested in Texas and faces life in prison as well as fines of more than $250,000 if convicted.

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Doctor Roy and his assistant, who was also charged, sent “recruiters” door-to-door in the Dallas area to get people to sign bogus medical forms that were then used in the alleged scam. The pair even went as far as to pay homeless people $50 each to sign the forms, according to the DOJ accusations.

(his contributions,according to OpenSecrets:
ROY, JACQUES A DR
ROCKWALL,TX 75087 SELF EMPLOYED/PHYSICIAN 12/21/10 $300 Texas Medical Assn
ROY, JACQUES MR
ROCKWALL,TX 75087 JACQUES ROY/PHYSICIAN 1/10/10 $500 Tea Party Express/Our Country Deserves B
ROY, JACQUES MR
ROCKWALL,TX 75087 JACQUES ROY/PHYSICIAN 10/6/09 $250 Tea Party Express/Our Country Deserves B
ROY, JACQUES MR
ROCKWALL,TX 75087 JACQUES ROY/PHYSICIAN 10/16/09 $200 Tea Party Express/Our Country Deserves B
ROY, JACQUES MR
ROCKWALL,TX 75087 JACQUES ROY/PHYSICIAN 11/6/09 $200 Tea Party Express/Our Country Deserves B
ROY, JACQUES MR
ROCKWALL,TX 75087 JACQUES ROY/PHYSICIAN 8/31/09 $200 Tea Party Express/Our Country Deserves B

[Angry Dragon]

1. These are the types of jobs the republicans are talking about

He is a job creator

[joeybee12]

16. +1

[Viking12]

17. Prison guards?

[Angry Dragon]

18. Paying $50 to homeless people to sign illegal forms

[KamaAina]

2. It's OK to steal from the gummint

just not to accept help from it. After all, they stole it from us lawa-abidin' taxpayers, right?

[siligut]

3. The government could save time and energy if they just went after those who donate . . .

To right-wing causes. The worst medicare fraud I have seen was in Florida and Utah.

[csziggy]

4. Yes - TWO FLorida governors were involved with Medicare fraud

Jeb Bush and our beloved pRick Scott. And people voted them in AFTER the frauds were proven.

Aren't we special!?

[nobodyspecial]

5. No wonder they are against regulation

[siligut]

13. I worked for an agency in Florida that was committing medicare fraud

When the authorities shut them down, they just moved their office and changed their name. The punishment for fraud has to act as a deterrent, otherwise, the rewards are too tempting.

[bahrbearian]

6. You just now figured that out?

[Initech]

7. Sooner or later they'll all get caught.

[stillwaiting]

12. I so wish I agreed with this statement...

[butterfly77]

8. K&R!

[iverglas]

9. you're all missing the really fun part!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/02/29/quebec-doctor-fraud.html

Former Quebec doctor charged in $375M fraud in U.S.

Roy held a medical licence in Quebec from 1981 until 1995.

Quebec's college of physicians says he had no record of disciplinary action.

He is a Canadian who deserted the public health insurance system here and took his mainly publicly paid-for education south to make his fortune.

Sad for you neighbours. But not surprising from this side of the border.

[progressoid]

15. See! The free market thrives in the USA!

[Canuckistanian]

10. He's also originally Canadian

It's all over the news here.

[Dirty Socialist]

14. Interesting

This is the first I've heard of it.

[SolutionisSolidarity]

11. He's doing his part to "starve the beast".

nm

[Justice wanted]

19. I of those them Hypeecrit

Popcorn anyone?