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Oxendine announces Medicare scam arrest
Special to the Journal
Insurance Commissioner John W.
Oxendine announced this week that an
insurance sub-agent had been arrested
for allegedly forging a signature on a
Medicare Advantage application.
“I intend to vigorously pursue anyone
who would attempt to defraud an elderly
client, as was the case here,” Oxendine
said.
Proof apparently comes in the form of
Shane Michael Smith, 34, who worked as a
sub-agent. He, according to a release from
Oxendine’s office, has been charged with
insurance fraud and first-degree forgery.
A consumer complained to the College
Park Police Department that she had
fraudulently been signed up for a Medicare
Advantage program. Though the consum
er’s signature appeared on an application,
handwriting analysis revealed that the
signature did not belong to the consumer.
Oxendine cautioned Georgians to be
cautious when contacted about switching
to a Medicare drug plan. The commis
sioner offered the following tips to protect
yditrself from scam artists:
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We want to thank our Middle Georgia friends for being
loyal customers for 25 years. Because of you we have been
able to support our churches, schools and local charities.
With your continued patronage we hope to serve *
you and our community for another 25 years.
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a vey Happy lew JearL
PERRY RASPoHBI
■ Beware of door-to-door sales people.
Agents cannot solicit business at your
home without an appointment. Do not let
uninvited agents into your home.
■ Check with your state’s insurance
department to make sure the salesperson
is a licensed agent.
■ Do not give out personal information,
such as Social Security numbers, bank
account numbers or credit card num
bers to anyone you have not verified as
a licensed agent. People are not allowed
to request such personal information in
their marketing activities and cannot ask
for payment over the Internet. They must
send you a bill. Once you decide to pur
chase a plan and have verified that the
agent is licensed, you may give the agent
personal information to assist in enroll
ment and billing.
■ Verify that the plan you have chosen
is an approved Medicare plan. All of the
approved plans are available at www.medi
care.gov or by calling 1-800-MEDICARE
(1-800-633-4227).
The 2008 open enrollment for Medicare
Part D Prescription Drug Coverage ends
Dec. 31. '
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WISHES
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exactly feel the love from
those they service. You see
their job is to provide for
incarcerated felons.
Based on that, it was only
natural - although they prob
ably would have done it any
way out of the kindness of
their hearts - when she went
to her employees with the
idea of buying gifts for needy
children in the community,
it was a sure bet “everybody
was more than willing,” said
Davis.
So much so that when they
went to the Department of
Children and Family Services
and the latter recommended
one needy child, Davis and
company asked: How about
three? And so three it was/is.
The next step in the process,
which she explained began in
November, was to get a wish
Staff members of the McEver Probation Detention
Center in Perry prepare toys for delivery as part of their
effort to bring Christmas to some needy children.
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Board Certified Internal & Pulmanary Medicine
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2007 ♦
list from the children - ages
1, 5 and 6.
And they did. And it was
big, covering everything from
bicycles to videogames to
clothes to puzzles and even
for one child who is legally
blind, “toys that light up and
make noises.”
Big, yes. But not as big
as their hearts. They bought
everything on every list,
Davis added.
The first of those gifts were
delivered Tuesday with the
rest, she said, slated to be
delivered Thursday.
The response from just
that first delivery: “Thank
you. Thank you. Thank you.
They couldn’t say it enough,”
Davis said.
So, who’s made who’s
Christmas the better experi
ence? It’s definitely a draw
... unless you add in the fact
Davis said this had now
become an annual tradition
for the organization.
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