WASHINGTON — A powerful lawmaker is demanding the Obama administration hand over information about foreign diplomats who may be illegally cashing in on US benefits, after the stunning indictment last month of 25 Russian diplomats in a massive Medicaid scam.
"What are the medical programs for which foreign diplomats may be eligible? What are the eligibility criteria? How many foreign diplomats have used these programs?" asked Rep. Ed Royce, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Royce (R-Calif.) peppered Secretary of State John Kerry with questions about the alleged scheme to bilk the government out of $1.5 million in US benefits.
The case was brought by Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara.
Royce, who said he was "deeply troubled" by reports of the $1.5 million rip-off, also asked whether various benefit agencies have checked their rolls for foreign diplomats — raising the possibility that the fraud could extend beyond Russian representatives.
He inquired about how many diplomats have applied for welfare and other US government programs over the last decade, and wants to know whether the United States will declare 11 indicted Russians "persona non grata" and kick them out of the country despite their diplomatic status.
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