MAHOPAC, N.Y. – A Mahopac woman has been indicted on eight
felony charges for allegedly scamming nearly $30,000 in Medicaid
benefits, despite being employed, owning millions in real estate and
having hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bank.
Acting state Welfare Inspector General Catherine Leahy
Scott said Elizabeth Makaj, 44, applied for and received $29,310 in
Medicaid benefits in New York City between 2005 and 2009, and never
disclosed a 2006 purchase of a $2.05 million rental property, or that
she had a bank account with $270,000. She also claimed to live in the
Bronx while actually living in Mahopac.
According to the business networking website LinkedIn, Makaj is a database administrator at Hudson Valley Hospital Center. According to New York City permit records, her husband, Zef Makaj, owns TJAN Realty and owns 2363 Lyons Ave. in the Bronx, a 28-unit apartment building. The adjacent property at 2362 is a 12-unit building owned by Makaj Realty Inc.
The couple own 291 Agor Lane in Mahopac, which they bought for $875,000 in November 2005.
Elizabeth Makaj was arrested Friday after an investigation
by the Bronx District Attorney’s Office and the state Office of the
Welfare Inspector General.
Scott said in a statement, “My investigators found that the
defendant stole from a program designed to help those who need
affordable health insurance. Eligible recipients of these benefits must
meet certain income criteria in an application process that requires an
honest disclosure of income and assets. Here, the defendant falsified
information on her application in order to fraudulently obtain benefits
to which she was not entitled.”
Makaj is charged with eight counts of first-degree offering
a false instrument for filing, a felony; and eight counts of
second-degree offering a false instrument, a misdemeanor. Each felony
count carries a sentence of 16 months to four years. Makaj was released
without bail and is due back in state Supreme Court in the Bronx on Nov.
21.
Source: Hudson Valley Reporter
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