Dr. Errol Elrington, he's well known in Belize as the US-based younger brother of Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington and attorney Hubert Elrington. But tonight, news has emerged that he's a wanted fugitive in the United States. The website of the office of the US Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services has him listed on its "fugitive profiles" page.
It details that in October of 2013, an arrest warrant was issued for Elrington for racketeering, Medicaid fraud and health care fraud. The website says Elrington falsely billed Medicare and Medicaid more than four hundred thousand dollars for services that he never performed, and he employed an unlicensed physician who engaged in criminal sexual misconduct.
The allegation is that Elrington was the owner of a private medical center known as Elrington Medical Center in Michigan where he employed an unlicensed doctor then billed Medicare and Medicaid as if he performed the services. That unlicensed physician is being held, but according to the website, Elrington fled the United States for Belize 24 hours after he was questioned by Federal and State agents. He remains a fugitive at large, the website states.
We note that the offenses he's accused of are Federal, which are very serious because they allow for extended criminal penalties. Elrington is still reported to be in Belize where his brother is foreign minister. Notable, because in all cases, requests for extradition of wanted US fugitives come through that Ministry.
And while he's considered a fugitive in the states, in Belize, Errol Elrington received the Order of Distinction IN 2009. That is the third highest official honour that can be given by the Government of Belize - for recognition of his contributions to the Belizean Community in Detroit.
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