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A suburban Denver man accused of assuming his brother’s identity to receive brain surgery and other care at the Denver VA Medical Center has pleaded guilty to health care fraud.
Keith Morris of Thornton also pleaded guilty Wednesday to aiding and abetting in a scheme to defraud the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Morris’ brother is an Army veteran who lives in Albuquerque, N.M.
Federal prosecutors say that from May 2003 to September 2009, Morris used his brother’s name, Social Security number and birthdate to get more than $148,000 in medical care at the Denver VA Medical Center.
Investigators uncovered the scheme after the brother received bills from his insurance company for visits to the center that he never made.
