Post by Logan on Apr 21, 2016 17:26:54 GMT -6
Couple who allegedly kept nanny as indentured servant freed on bond in fraud case
A young north suburban couple accused of keeping their nanny as an indentured servant while they allegedly funded their own "lavish" lifestyle with a $45 million Medicare fraud were freed on bond Thursday, despite prosecutors warning that they present a flight risk.
Richard Tinimbang, 38, and his wife, Maribel Tinimbang, 40, were ordered by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer not to try to contact the nanny whom they allegedly brought to the U.S. from the Philippines on a fraudulent visa, then threatened to have deported without pay if she quit.
"No contact ..." Pallmeyer told them. "Do you understand?"
The couple — who pleaded not guilty but face up to 85 years and 60 years behind bars, respectively, if convicted on all counts — were making their first appearance in court since they were charged earlier this month with health care fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to obtain forced labor.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-indentured-servant-medicare-fraud-0422-biz-20160421-story.html
A young north suburban couple accused of keeping their nanny as an indentured servant while they allegedly funded their own "lavish" lifestyle with a $45 million Medicare fraud were freed on bond Thursday, despite prosecutors warning that they present a flight risk.
Richard Tinimbang, 38, and his wife, Maribel Tinimbang, 40, were ordered by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer not to try to contact the nanny whom they allegedly brought to the U.S. from the Philippines on a fraudulent visa, then threatened to have deported without pay if she quit.
"No contact ..." Pallmeyer told them. "Do you understand?"
The couple — who pleaded not guilty but face up to 85 years and 60 years behind bars, respectively, if convicted on all counts — were making their first appearance in court since they were charged earlier this month with health care fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to obtain forced labor.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-indentured-servant-medicare-fraud-0422-biz-20160421-story.html