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Monrovia — Amid the allegation against the CEO of Spoon Network, he is at risk of spending a good portion of his life in prison. The CEO and 24 others were charged for alleged participation in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses.
The allegation surfaced on social media when the United States Department of Justice released a press statement on its official website. As per American law, the alleged crime penalty sentence is 20 years of imprisonment.
“Each defendant faces up to 20 years in prison. Not only is this a public safety concern, it also tarnishes the reputation of nurses who actually complete the demanding clinical and course work required to obtain their professional licenses and employment,” said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Markenzy Lapointe, who added that “a fraud scheme like this erodes public trust in our health care system.”
Crimes such as these, unfortunately, continue to spring up, especially in this area.
“Health care fraud is nothing new to South Florida, as many scammers see this as a way to earn easy, though illegal, money, “said Acting Special Agent in Charge Chad Yarbrough, FBI Miami. “What is disturbing about this investigation is that there are over 7,600 people around the country with fraudulent nursing credentials who are potentially in critical health care roles treating patients. Were it not for the diligence and hard work of the investigators on this case, the extent of this fraud may not have been discovered.”
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Now the Liberian seems to be very concern about the so called situation on ground.