Joe White didn’t use elaborate methods to bilk a federal stimulus program: He simply lied on application forms.
But getting back the nearly $18 million in tax money that the feds plowed into the rural Texas hospital chain he managed won’t be so easy. It may be impossible, if his meager bank accounts and the government’s difficulties in collecting criminal debts are any indication.
“They’ll be lucky to get 100 bucks from garnishing his prison paychecks,” White’s defense attorney quipped after White’s recent sentencing.
Source: Medical fraud is easy, Texas case shows — but recouping the cash isn’t