US-based Nigerian CEO arrested for $7M VA fraud while boarding flight to Nigeria

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Cashmir Chinedu Luke, CEO of Fresno-based Four Corners Health LLC, was arrested at San Francisco Airport while trying to fly to Nigeria.

U.S. authorities allege he defrauded the Department of Veterans Affairs of over $7 million by submitting 10,000 false claims for services never rendered, including care for deceased veterans. Luke, 66, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.

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