Former NHL player Sergei Berezin and wife charged in Medicaid fraud
The
Berezin, 43, and Ustakova, 46, paid to have their records falsified in order to obtain
The couple, and others, paid a fee to
The couple falsely billed
Berezin was drafted in the 10th round of the 1994 NHL Draft by the
Even though the couple has an income, lives in a house investigators estimate to be worth
Berezin told a confidential informant that he made about
The couple discussed the risks of falisifying their application for themselves and their teenage son, the informant told authorities.
Berezin told the informant that he "doesn't want to pay back all those medical bills," the warrant says.
In
According to the warrant, Ustakova expressed concerns over the insurance requirement for Obamacare. But she told the informant she wanted to keep
Ustakova called the informant in March after investigators went to her home to review the family's
The conversation was recorded by investigators. Ustakova asked the informant to find out why they visited her home. She said she was nervous investigators saw her "mansion" because "if you have a nice home you are not supposed to be on
Despite Ustakova's concerns, she told the informant she wanted to continue receiving
In June, the couple met with the informant to secure benefits again for their family. Berezin signs documents that he acknowledges he knows
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