WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
BOSTON - A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Worcester, Mass. has been charged by a federal grand jury with healthcare benefit fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Santo Escolastico Cuello, 56, was indicted on three counts of making false statements relating to health care matters and one count of aggravated identity theft. Cuello will be arraigned at a later date. In June 2026, Cuello was charged by criminal complaint.
According to court filings, Cuello used the stolen identity of a U.S. citizen, including the citizen's social security number, to obtain government benefits. Specifically,...