Medical Fraud Investigators: Caribbean Clinic Scam / Rosie's Revenge
Sunday 21 Sep 10.00AM
Caribbean Clinic Scam
Gregory Caplinger seemed too good to be true - a world renowned physician with degrees from all over the world. To the sick, he offered much needed hope in the form of ‘Immustim’, a drug cocktail he invented and claimed was a cure for AIDS, cancer and a number of other deadly diseases.
Desperate for a cure, dozens of people bought in, emotionally and financially, paying up to $40,000 for Caplinger's treatments. Following his instructions, terminally ill patients gave up their standard medications to undergo weeks of IV treatments in a clinic in the Dominican Republic.
An FBI investigation finally revealed the truth: Caplinger was no more than a well-versed con man and his drug was little more than tap water. Gregory Caplinger was charged with numerous counts of money laundering, mail and wire fraud. Although convicted in 2001, Caplinger fled the country, only to turn himself in a year later. He is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence.
Rosie's Revenge
In June 1997, 53-year old attorney and doctor Daniel Hodge was shot and killed, execution-style, in his car. Nassau County, NY police were on the case, but the crime was confusing. The only clue they had was his missing laptop computer. The mystery led to a second computer, and a letter Hodge had written implicating someone by the name of "RB" to a multimillion dollar Medicare fraud scheme. An anonymous tip led the authorities to businesswoman, and former lover of Hodge, Rosie Baker. She was the operator of a non-profit company providing care for the elderly.
The investigative team grew larger, including both federal and state agencies and it soon became clear that Hodge had helped Rosie set up a complicated scheme that had bilked Medicaid out of millions of taxpayer dollars. The key to the case came when Rosie's son-in-law came forward, pointing the finger at Rosie's son Vance. Four months after the murder, Rose Baker and her son were charged with murder and were convicted two weeks later. Rosie is currently serving 40 years and prison, while her son Vance is serving a 50-year sentence.
Gregory Caplinger seemed too good to be true - a world renowned physician with degrees from all over the world. To the sick, he offered much needed hope in the form of ‘Immustim’, a drug cocktail he invented and claimed was a cure for AIDS, cancer and a number of other deadly diseases.
Desperate for a cure, dozens of people bought in, emotionally and financially, paying up to $40,000 for Caplinger's treatments. Following his instructions, terminally ill patients gave up their standard medications to undergo weeks of IV treatments in a clinic in the Dominican Republic.
An FBI investigation finally revealed the truth: Caplinger was no more than a well-versed con man and his drug was little more than tap water. Gregory Caplinger was charged with numerous counts of money laundering, mail and wire fraud. Although convicted in 2001, Caplinger fled the country, only to turn himself in a year later. He is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence.
Rosie's Revenge
In June 1997, 53-year old attorney and doctor Daniel Hodge was shot and killed, execution-style, in his car. Nassau County, NY police were on the case, but the crime was confusing. The only clue they had was his missing laptop computer. The mystery led to a second computer, and a letter Hodge had written implicating someone by the name of "RB" to a multimillion dollar Medicare fraud scheme. An anonymous tip led the authorities to businesswoman, and former lover of Hodge, Rosie Baker. She was the operator of a non-profit company providing care for the elderly.
The investigative team grew larger, including both federal and state agencies and it soon became clear that Hodge had helped Rosie set up a complicated scheme that had bilked Medicaid out of millions of taxpayer dollars. The key to the case came when Rosie's son-in-law came forward, pointing the finger at Rosie's son Vance. Four months after the murder, Rose Baker and her son were charged with murder and were convicted two weeks later. Rosie is currently serving 40 years and prison, while her son Vance is serving a 50-year sentence.
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