US Charges Dozens of Russian Diplomats with Fraud

AUDIO: Preet Bharara, US District Attorney for Southern District of NY, IN DALET 5.1 HOUSE SHARED THURSDAY RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS FRAUDU.S. prosecutors are charging 49 current and former Russian diplomats and family members with fraud in a scheme to get health benefits intended for the poor.The Justice Department says the diplomats from Russia's U.N. mission lied about their incomes to get $1.5 million in Medicaid benefits, covering pregnancies, births, and infant care.Each defendant has been...

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