Rizhao Center was involved in white card fraud and law enforcement officials removed 7 boxes of “evidence” during the search.

brooklyn (Brooklyn) At least two adult day care centers in the Chinese community were jointly raided by multiple law enforcement agencies on the morning of the 20th. Law enforcement officers also took some evidence from two elderly centers. In addition to being in Brooklyn, this massive joint law enforcement operation also involvedqueens and multiple locations on Staten Island, and this massive cross-region operation is related to the allegedwhite card Related to fraud.

In response to the federal raids, Chinese-American Senator John Liu of New York State issued a statement saying that adult day care centers provide services and resources to a rapidly growing elderly population and are supported by large amounts of taxpayer money. Therefore, they must comply with the relevant operating rules. He believes that if there are signs of violations at day centers, law enforcement agencies should initiate investigations to ensure that violators are held accountable.

The “Gial Day Activity Center for the Elderly” is located at 8th Avenue and 41st Street in Brooklyn. At about 8:50 in the morning on the 20th, at least eight law enforcement officers suddenly came to the senior center and searched the center. Video footage and photographs of the scene reveal the clothing of law enforcement officers, including those from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the New York City Police Department, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the New York State Attorney General’s Office (NYS OSIG).

According to eyewitness footage, law enforcement officers removed at least seven large carton boxes from the center with the word “evidence” printed on them.

Witness Mr. Su said that when he came to work at 9 a.m., he saw several law enforcement officers standing at the door of the senior citizens center across the street. Later, he saw law enforcement officers taking out several cardboard boxes from the senior citizen center and putting them in the cars of law enforcement officers.

After that, most of the law enforcement officers left except for two or three law enforcement officers. All law enforcement officers were evacuated around 1 p.m. Mr. Su said that he had never been to this elderly center and did not understand the activities inside, but usually there were many elderly people sitting at the door and talking very loudly.

Around the same time, law enforcement officers raided the Sweet Home Adult Activity Center, located near Fort Hamilton Avenue and 52nd Street. According to a staff member of the centre, several law enforcement officers conducted a surprise inspection of the center at around 9 am and took away some items as evidence.

That day, Mehmet Oz, director of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), also personally traveled to Flushing, Queens, to deliver warning letters to Kent Senior Care and Evergreen Adult Day Care. At present, no day center has given any reaction on this incident.