Utah doesn’t take health fraud lightly

People who cheat on insurance are hit with federal charges

By Pamela Manson
The Salt Lake Tribune

As part of his divorce settlement, James K. Bond was ordered to pay for health insurance for his former wife. He allegedly took the cheap way out.
For almost five years after the divorce, authorities contend, the Utah man stayed married on paper - listing his ex-spouse as his wife on his Salt Lake County employer’s health insurance plan, allowing her to keep submitting claims.