From February to April this year, Cruz Graveran’s company, Xiko Enterprises Inc., submitted $4.2 million in false health care claims to Medicare for medical equipment that Xiko never provided and that Medicare never ordered.
According to the Daily Mail, Xiko received over $2.1 million from Medicare. Investigators learned that Cruz Graveran was considering a trip to Havana last month, and he was stopped several days before his flight. He was asked not to leave the city without the permission of the feds.
Arrestado un cubanoamericano que intentaba llegar a la Isla tras estafar más de 4 millones a Medicare https://t.co/juzw0lQ9mV Ernesto Cruz Graverán fue localizado por la Guardia Costera cuando se dirigía a Cuba en una moto acuática que se averió pic.twitter.com/DHD1BqpSqu
— 14ymedio (@14ymedio) June 15, 2022
During an interview, Cruz Graveran agreed to comply with a criminal investigation, and officials stated they confiscated his passport. Last Wednesday, however, the US Coast Guard and US Customs and Border Protection officers reported spotting Cruz Graveran on a broken-down Jet Ski south of Key West, heading towards Cuba.
The Florida Keys is around 90 miles north of Cuba. Cruz Graveran was on a jet ski with a migrant smuggler. The Jet Ski was equipped with a unique fuel system for long travels and extra food and water bottles.
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