The person at the center of this case
Daniel Guzman (fugitive)
Cold Case · Open - Fugitive at Large
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 failing to appear in January 2009?
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evidence
Lead #2What documentation exists of the fraudulent Medicaid reimbursement claims submitted from the Washington Heights pharmacy?
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contact
Lead #3Guzman is known to speak Spanish—does he have family or associates in Spanish-speaking communities who may be harboring him?
Daniel Guzman is a federal fugitive wanted for his role in a Medicaid fraud scheme involving a Manhattan pharmacy where he allegedly submitted false reimbursement claims for prescription drugs that were never dispensed, costing the program millions of dollars. Arrested in August 2008 and released on bond, Guzman failed to appear for his court date in January 2009, and his current whereabouts remain unknown. Anyone with information about Guzman's location is urged to contact the FBI, as locating him is critical to holding him accountable for the fraud charges and failure to appear.
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#1107
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - Southern District of New York
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clue
Lead #4What was the total amount defrauded from Medicaid through this scheme, and who were Guzman's co-conspirators?
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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
Federal Arrest
Daniel Guzman arrested pursuant to federal arrest warrant issued by Southern District of New York for health care fraud; released on bond
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2009-01-16
Failure to Appear Warrant
Federal arrest warrant issued by Southern District of New York after Guzman failed to appear for court date; charged with failure to appear
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Case Information
Incident:August 13, 2008
Last Updated:June 16, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:August 13, 2008
Last Updated:June 16, 2026