The person at the center of this case
Medicaid program / United States government
Cold Case · Open - Fugitive at Large
18 years waiting · since 2008
DANIEL GUZMAN
Justice for Medicaid program / United States government — 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 failing to appear in January 2009? Does he have family or associates in the New York area or elsewhere?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific Medicaid reimbursement claims were fraudulent, and how much money did Guzman personally obtain through this scheme?
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contact
Lead #3Guzman is known to speak Spanish—could he have fled to a Spanish-speaking country or community to evade capture?
Daniel Guzman is wanted for his alleged involvement in a Medicaid fraud scheme involving a pharmacy in Washington Heights, Manhattan, where he and others allegedly submitted false reimbursement claims for prescription drugs that were never dispensed, costing Medicaid millions of dollars. Guzman was arrested on August 13, 2008, released on bond, but failed to appear for his scheduled court date in January 2009. His current whereabouts remain unknown, and he is considered a federal fugitive wanted by the Southern District of New York.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) / U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York
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person
Lead #4Who were the co-conspirators in the pharmacy fraud scheme, and have they been apprehended or are they also fugitives?
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Official wording
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
Arrest and Release on Bond
Daniel Guzman was arrested pursuant to a federal arrest warrant issued by the Southern District of New York for health care fraud and released on bond.
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2009-01-16
Failure to Appear Warrant Issued
Guzman failed to appear for his scheduled court date and a federal arrest warrant for failure to appear was issued by the Southern District of New York.
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Case Information
Incident:August 13, 2008
Last Updated:October 30, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:August 13, 2008
Last Updated:October 30, 2026