Overview
- Manal Wasef, 46, and Elaine Antao, 46, admitted to conspiracy to commit health care fraud tied to two Brooklyn social adult day cares and a home‑health fiscal intermediary.
- Prosecutors say they paid kickbacks to beneficiaries and steered referrals, resulting in more than $68 million in Medicaid claims for services that were not provided.
- Investigators report the pair used multiple business entities to launder proceeds and generate cash for the bribes.
- The defendants agreed to collectively forfeit about $1 million, each faces up to 10 years in prison, and sentencing is set for May 20 and May 27.
- HHS‑OIG, HSI, and the NYPD investigated the case, and the pleas mark the sixth and seventh convictions in the Strike Force‑led prosecution.