Car Salesmen Pose As Nutjobs, Defraud Government
Kent, WA, resident Johnny George owned and ran a used-car lot. Paul George worked as a sales and financing manager at Pacific Auto Zone. For some 30 years, both convinced authorities that they are mentally insane.
They received disability payment while family members collected money as caregivers, the Seattle PI reports. Nine people indicted in a long-running disability payment fraud were arrested on Friday.
If you think that car salesman was a certifiable lunatic, you could be right. On the other hand, he could simply be a pathological liar.
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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Let's remember, there's plenty of fraud outside of the car industry. Bernie Madoff, as I recall, didn't run a used car lot.
Disability fraud isn't limited to used car salesmen. In certain areas of the country, it's common to find entire adult families who receive disability checks.
Defraud the taxpayer 200 percent proof of intentional guilt? Hang 'em. Hang em all at all levels of the socio-economic ladder. Hang 'em in the village square.
Was Bill Heard getting mental disability payments?