Federal charges were filed against 10 people, including eight who work at the Port of Long Beach, accused of scheming to file fraudulent health insurance claims for more than $2.1 million for what actually were sexual services, officials said Wednesday.
Sara Victoria, 46, of San Pedro, who prosecutors have accused of being the conspiracy’s ringleader, was charged Wednesday with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Another woman who worked with Victoria and eight dockworkers were named in the alleged conspiracy.Hugo Martinez a brand new union member already racked up 40 visits to the establishment.
From January 2017 to August 2021, Victoria owned three businesses in San Pedro and Wilmington that offered patients chiropractic services, acupuncture treatments and also sexual services, according to a plea agreement signed by Victoria.