Illegal Alien Charged with Healthcare Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft
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Amaurys Arias Arias, 44, a Dominican national unlawfully residing in Brockton, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with one count of making false statements relating to health care matters and one count of aggravated identity theft. The defendant allegedly used the stolen identity of a U.S. citizen to obtain MassHealth benefits, falsely representing himself as a U.S. citizen in applications and sworn affidavits. Arias is alleged to have obtained tens of thousands of dollars in government healthcare benefits through the stolen identity, and also used the stolen identity in connection with prior arrests leading to convictions in the victim's name.
Healthcare organizations administering government benefit programs should review identity-verification procedures against this fact pattern: the defendant allegedly obtained benefits by combining stolen identity information with false U.S. citizenship claims in both application and sworn affidavit forms. Cross-referencing benefit applications against prior arrest records and conviction databases may help detect similar schemes.
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Amaurys Arias Arias was charged in federal court in Boston with one count of making false statements relating to health care matters and one count of aggravated identity theft. The charging documents allege that Arias used the stolen identity of a U.S. citizen to obtain MassHealth benefits, falsely claiming U.S. citizenship in applications and sworn affidavits, obtaining tens of thousands of dollars in benefits. The defendant also allegedly used the stolen identity in connection with prior arrests, resulting in convictions entered in the victim's name.
Healthcare organizations and government benefit administrators should note this case as an illustration of identity-theft-enabled benefits fraud: the defendant allegedly exploited gaps between identity documentation and benefit eligibility verification. Organizations administering Medicaid or similar programs may wish to review their identity-verification and cross-referencing procedures to detect similar schemes.
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Illegal Alien Previously Convicted of Drug Offenses Charged with Healthcare Benefit Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Brockton, Mass., has been arrested and charged with healthcare benefit fraud and aggravated identity theft. Amaurys Arias Arias, 44, was charged with one count of making false statements relating to health care matters and one count of aggravated identity theft. The defendant was arrested and, following an initial appearance in federal court in Boston, was ordered detained pending a hearing scheduled for April 23, 2026. According to the charging documents, Arias used the stolen identity of a U.S. citizen to obtain government benefits. Specifically, it is alleged that Arias falsely represented that he was a U.S. citizen when applying for healthcare benefits in Massachusetts and submitted a sworn affidavit falsely alleging the same. As a result, it is alleged that Arias ultimately obtained tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of MassHealth benefits using the stolen identity. It is further alleged that Arias used the stolen identity in connection with prior arrests, leading to convictions in the name of the U.S. citizen victim.
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- Date: April 20, 2026
- Agency: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
- Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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