What specific federal charges was Fredy Avila Gomez indicted on?
How did Fredy Avila Gomez fraudulently obtain Medicaid benefits?
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced that a federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment charging Fredy Avila Gomez with:
- Wire Fraud
- Theft of Government Funds
- False Statement of Citizenship in Order to Vote
- Voting by Alien
- False Statement in Application of Passport
- Fraud in Connection with Identification Documents—Production
- False Statement During Purchase of Firearm
- Unlawful Possession of Firearm
According to court records, from at least March 2017 until in or about June 2026, Gomez knowingly devised and intended to devise a scheme to defraud departments and agencies of the United States and Idaho, including Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare…