Media Matters: Yes, James O'Keefe's Medicaid Sting Is Still A Fraud

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http://mediamatters.org/blog/201108110028

James O'Keefe's Medicaid Sting Is Still A Fraud

August 11, 2011 6:26 pm ET by Jeremy Holden

James O'Keefe is once again making completely false claims about undercover videos of Medicaid employees, saying that he has uncovered evidence of Medicaid fraud. But yet again, he has simply demonstrated that his tactics are fundamentally dishonest.

The latest video shows two women, identified as Medicaid workers in Maine, counseling a man who calls himself "Ted Ceanneidigh" (get it?), who claims to be an Irish fisherman, and who says he imports pharmaceuticals on a boat called The Bob Marley. O'Keefe claims that a Medicaid worker "coaches (Ted) by saying, 'If you can't prove income, you don't have income,'" which O'Keefe claims is evidence of Medicaid fraud and "government workers willing to aid people with criminal backgrounds."

In fact, the woman O'Keefe has accused of helping hide income and assets simply advised an applicant that he doesn't have to declare income if he doesn't earn any income, and she recruited a more senior colleague to answer more complex questions about income eligibility. That counselor, who identifies herself as Diane, aggressively questioned "Ted" about his sources of income and told him that he will be required to report that he has access to an account that is in his parents' name.

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Keep that in mind as a Medicaid worker named Diane makes very clear to "Ted" that income he earns and assets he claims to have access to must be declared (starting around the 28 minute mark):

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[mzmolly]

1. Karma

will catch up with this lowlife.

[Hissyspit]

2. Karma is moving way too slow.

[mzmolly]

3. Unfortunately,

true, in many instances.