>> YOU MAY RECALL OUR BETTER CALL BEHNKEN INVESTIGATION INTO COVID TESTING FRAUD. MEDICARE RECIPIENTS RECEIVED COVID TEST BY THE BUCS FEEL FULL. THEY DIDN'T ORDER AND THEY DIDN'T WANT FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO WHAT WE FOUND AND NOW THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED THE UNSEALING OF AN INDICTMENT. >> CHARGING A SOUTH FLORIDA MAN WITH 6 COUNTS OF WIRE FRAUD AND 3 COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT. >> OUR CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR SHANNON BEHNKEN IS BACK THE NEWS TO PUSH FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. SHE JOINS US WITH THE UPDATE. >> TO KEEP THESE CASES CAN SOMETIMES TAKE YEARS TO INVESTIGATE. BUT TODAY I SAT DOWN WITH THE U.S. ATTORNEY WHO TELLS ME HIS OFFICE. WE'LL KEEP CONTINUING PROSECUTING THESE TYPES OF CASES. >> I STARTED HEARING FROM ANGRY MEDICARE RECIPIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT ONE A COVID TEST ARRIVING IN THE MAIL ABOUT A YEAR AGO, EVERY OTHER WEEK OR SOMETHING. I GET 2, 3, 4, TESTS IN THE MAIL. YOU ARE SO MANY THAT DESPITE PLEAS TO STOP THE SHIPMENTS, MEDICARE KEPT PAYING FOR WANT TO TEST AND TEST CAP ARRIVING. MEDICARE WAS BILLED FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN UNWANTED TEST. U.S. ATTORNEY ROGER HAMBURG IS IN CHARGE OF PROSECUTION OF THESE TYPES OF CASES. FOR A MOMENT. THAT'S MONEY. THAT'S GOING TO A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, WHICH IS TO HELP PEOPLE. >> AND THEY HAVE PEOPLE TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND THAT'S WHAT WE SEE. A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING TIPPED IN RESPONSE TO THE MARKETS. IF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA IS BASED RIGHT HERE IN TAMPA AND UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ROBERT HAMBURG TELLS ME HE HAS SEVERAL ONGOING CASES. >> THE OFFICE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A MAN FROM WEST PARK, FLORIDA WAS CHARGED WITH 6 COUNTS OF WIRE FRAUD AND 3 COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED ID THEFT. THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS HE USED PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF PEOPLE INCARCERATED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. >> AND EVEN USE NAMES OF DECEASED INDIVIDUALS IN HIS CLAIMS. HAMBURG TELLS ME THESE CASES DEPEND ON MEDICARE RECIPIENTS TO REPORT POTENTIALLY FRAUDULENT CLAIMS. WHAT I ASK THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY >> IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THE VERY BEST CAN WITH THE TO DO SOMETHING. >> TYPICALLY THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FRAUD CASE LIKE THIS IS 5 YEARS. BUT HAMBURG TELLS ME THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS EXTENDED THAT TIME TO 10 YEARS FOR COVID RELATED FRAUD. HE TELLS ME THERE ARE MANY YEARS WORTH INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS FOR HIS OFFICE AND OTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY A LOT OF WORK. I WAS ABLE TO TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT YOU UNCOVERED THE IN THE PAST ABOUT OUR BAY AREA RESIDENTS THAT WE'RE GETTING. >> FRAUDULENTLY SENT THESE TESTS. WE KNOW IT TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK HIM ABOUT THAT. HE IS AWARE OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS AND SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE BAY AREA. I CAN TELL YOU THAT FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE INFORMATION WE FOUND IS STILL UNDER ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. >> I WILL SAY ON THIS IS THESE CASES WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH THE SYST