> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://bklyner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Bath Beach Medicare Scammer Spent Millions On Posh Lifestyle - URL: https://bklyner.com/bath-beach-medicare-scammer-spent-millions-on-posh-lifestyle-bensonhurst/ - Published: 2013-05-29T16:02:43.000Z - Updated: 2013-05-29T16:02:43.000Z - Author: Ned Berke - Tags: 8686 bay pkwy, bay medical, irina shelikhov, maksim shelikhov, max shelikhov, medical fraud, medicare fraud, #API-Imported ![via New York Post](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/shelikhov.jpg) via New York Post A confessed Medicare scammer who swindled taxpayers out of $50 million through his Bath Beach medical clinic lived a life of luxury, spending millions on pricey sports cars and jewelry. Maksim “Max” Shelikhov, 29, pleaded guilty to ripping off the government-funded medical program now faces as many as 20 years in prison. ![via Daily News](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/irina.jpg) Irina Shelikhov (via Daily News) Shelikov and his mother, Irina, were charged in 2010 after a federal sweep that [netted 94 individuals](http://www.mainjustice.com/2010/07/16/brooklyn-healthcare-fraud-team-makes-big-splash/?ref=bklyner.com) who bilked taxpayers out of tens of millions of dollars. The Shelikov clinic, [Bay Medical Care at 8686 Bay Parkway, was among the top prizes](/feds-charge-three-area-medical-clinics-with-fraud/), accounting for as much as $70 million in fraudulent activities, prosecutors said at the time, with more than 1,000 cash kickbacks paid to beneficiaries out of a designated “kickback room.” In the kickback room, an old Soviet propaganda poster depicting a woman with her finger to her lips warning in Russian, “[Don’t Gossip.](http://sovietposter.blogspot.com/2007/12/silence-is-gold.html?ref=bklyner.com)” Shelikov and his mother both attempted to flee. Shelikhov made it to his native Ukraine, but returned in 2011 and became a government witness. His mother was [picked up in 2012 at John F. Kennedy Airport as she returned from the Ukraine](/after-two-years-on-the-lam-medicare-fraud-suspect-finally-caught/) after two years on the lam. Before his bust, though, Max Shelikhov lived the high life. According to the [New York Post](http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/crime%5Fpays%5FBgvdWZ5sseRrlnXTYGmH0N?utm%5Fmedium=rss&utm%5Fcontent=Brooklyn&ref=bklyner.com): > The high-living hustler admitted he used millions of taxpayer dollars to amass an impressive collection of luxury automobiles and apparel that included a $280,000 Aston Martin, a $31,000 Audemars Piguet wristwatch and white textured Louis Vuitton loafers. > Shelikhov, who later became a government witness, was also generous with his Medicare money. > Attorney James Froccaro, who was defending a co-conspirator later acquitted in the plot, asked witness Shelikhov at a recent trial about a gift he bought for his then-fiance. > “Can you please tell the ladies and gentlemen of the jury how much the engagement ring cost our Medicare program?” Froccaro asked. > “Approximately $100,000,” Shelikhov replied. The Post also provides this list of items purchased with ill-gotten gains. > **PERSONAL CARS** > **2010 Aston Martin** $280,000 *(later traded in for a 2011 Aston Martin at the same price)* > **Range Rover** $115,000 > **Mercedes-Benz** $80,000 > **BMW** $90,000 > **RENTAL CARS** > *Including a Ferrari, a Lamborghini and a Bentley (pictured) at prices ranging from $600 to $1,200 a day in Miami* > **WRISTWATCHES** > **Richard Mille** $59,000 > **Audemars Piguet** $31,000 > **Jaeger LeCoultre** $42,000 > **Hublot** $19,000 > **Audemars Piguet** $7,000 > **Jaeger LeCoultre** $7,000 > **Bregue** t$32,000 > **SHOES WORTH** $30,000 The feds followed the 2010 bust of Bay Medical with charges against five more individuals in 2011.