As dollar millionaires, they kept their lives private and few Kenyans had heard about the two nurses whose fortunes seemed endless. The US government now claims that the two Kenyans swindled Boston state out of $100 million in healthcare fraud. Both Waruru and Newton were accused of “conspiracy to commit health care fraud” and for billing for healthcare services that they never provided. On paper, Waruru was “employed” by Arbor Care Homecare Services, but, according to court records, she was more than that. According to the prosecutor, “Arbor, through Newton and others, developed employment relationships” with patients’ relatives who purported to offer services.

Source: Daily Nation September 20, 2022 01:10 UTC