Federal authorities unsealed charges against Inwoo “Tony” Kim and Daniel Lee for a decade‑long scheme allegedly stealing about $120 million from Medicare and Medicaid. The complaint alleges the men paid cash and gift‑card kickbacks, billed for unnecessary or unprovided services, and used shell accounts to launder proceeds.

A complaint filed in Brooklyn charges two Queens residents, Inwoo “Tony” Kim and Daniel Lee, with operating a sprawling health‑care fraud that investigators say generated roughly $120 million in illicit billings to Medicare and Medicaid. According to the Department of Justice and partnering agencies, the defendants recruited and induced beneficiaries with cash payments and gift cards to obtain prescriptions and adult day‑care services, then submitted claims for medically unnecessary or unrendered treatments and pharmaceuticals. The alleged scheme involved coordination among pharmacies, clinics, and transport services, with claims inflated or fabricated to maximize reimbursements. Proceeds were purportedly withdrawn as cash and moved through shell accounts and business conduits to conceal origins and beneficiaries. The investigation was led by DOJ with support from HHS‑OIG, FBI, and IRS‑CI, highlighting the multiagency approach to complex health program fraud. Authorities emphasize potential harms to vulnerable populations and program integrity, and prosecutors signaled aggressive pursuit of asset forfeiture and accountability for facilitators and service providers linked to the scheme.