The Russian Mob Comes to Town with a New Scam: Medical Identity Theft

Willamette Week | July 9, 2008
The ease with which Alexandr Shcherbakov and at least one other Russian in Portland bilked the feds illustrates in part why healthcare costs are soaring. "Medical identity theft is the new frontier for organized crime," says Alex Johnson, a former FBI agent who investigates fraud for Regence BlueShield.

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