The person at the center of this case
Daniel Guzman (fugitive)
Cold Case · Open
17 years waiting · since 2008
DANIEL GUZMAN
Justice for Daniel Guzman (fugitive) — the trail went cold in 2008, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Where has Daniel Guzman been since January 2009 when he failed to appear in court?
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evidence
Lead #2What documentation exists regarding the fraudulent Medicaid reimbursement claims submitted from the Washington Heights pharmacy?
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contact
Lead #3Guzman is known to speak Spanish—has he maintained contact with associates or family members who might know his location?
Daniel Guzman is a fugitive wanted by the FBI for his alleged involvement in a Medicaid fraud scheme centered at a pharmacy in Washington Heights, Manhattan, where he and others fraudulently submitted reimbursement claims for prescription drugs that were never dispensed. After his arrest in August 2008, Guzman was released on bond but failed to appear for a scheduled court date in January 2009, resulting in a federal failure-to-appear charge. His current whereabouts remain unknown, and investigators seek information from the public to locate him.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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Lead #4How many co-conspirators were involved in the scheme, and have they been apprehended or cooperated with investigators?
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Source Narrative
Failure to Appear (Health Care Fraud) Caution: Daniel Guzman is wanted for his alleged involvement in a health care fraud scheme that cost Medicaid millions of dollars. Guzman allegedly conspired with others in a scheme to defraud Medicaid by fraudulently obtaining reimbursements from the Medicaid program for prescription drugs that were not dispensed.
Guzman worked in a pharmacy in the Washington Heights area of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City wherein he received prescriptions from Medicaid beneficiaries and then submitted phony reimbursement claims to the Medicaid program requesting reimbursement for the full value of the prescription drugs. On August 13, 2008, Guzman was arrested pursuant to a federal arrest warrant issued by the Southern District of New York and released on bond.
Subsequently, Guzman failed to appear for a court date and a federal arrest warrant was issued by the Southern District of New York on January 16, 2009. Guzman was charged with failure to appear.
Remarks: Guzman is known to speak Spanish.
Timeline of Events
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2008-08-13
Federal Arrest and Release on Bond
Daniel Guzman was arrested pursuant to a federal arrest warrant issued by the Southern District of New York for his alleged involvement in a Medicaid fraud scheme and was released on bond.
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2009-01-16
Failure to Appear Warrant Issued
Guzman failed to appear for a scheduled court date and a new federal arrest warrant was issued by the Southern District of New York for failure to appear.
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Case Information
Incident:August 13, 2008
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:August 13, 2008
Last Updated:April 29, 2026