Largest Medicare Scam Ever

A large number of Armenian gangsters and their associates made the largest fraud by one criminal enterprise in the programs' history by using phantom health care clinics and other means to try to cheat Medicare out of $163 million dollars. The 73 people that were charged were caught in New York City and Los Angeles, but arrests were also made in New Mexico, Georgia, and Ohio. The company was under the protection of an Armenian crime boss. It is said to be the first time an Armenian had been charged in a U.S. racketeering case. Kazarian, Davit Mirzoyan, and Robert Terdjanian, were named in an indictment charging racketeering conspiracy, bank fraud, money laundering and identity theft. Terdjanian and others were accused of hatching other schemes involving stolen credit cards, untaxed cigarettes and counterfeit Viagra. Also, during a meeting last year at a Brighton Beach restaurant, Terdjanian pulled a knife on someone who owed him money "and threatened to disembowel the individual if the debt was not paid. So a judge jailed Terdjanian without bail.

After reading this article, I can't believe such a scam like this happened. It is even unbelievable of how many people where charged for it. I don’t think it is right that any kind of scam should ever happen. Especially in the U.S. It’s a good thing they were caught. I think that the Armenians should have had a background check before the company made them under protection. When it is said to be the first time an Armenian has been charged in the U.S., we now have to pay close attention to them.

Tinker School

After watching this video, I thought Tulley’s approach to learning was interesting. Kids go and just start working with stuff. They figure it out on their own or plan it out. The kids take things apart and put them back together. They can relax and have fun doing stuff rather than being stressed about a test or quiz. They learn new things that they didn’t know before.  I think with having the thinker school, kids can actually learn more with hands on learning rather than a teacher talking the whole time and trying to explain something.

Being a student in school is quite the experience. Listing to teachers lecture and talk about something is hard to do but, when you understand the essential of what is being taught you can actually learn something.In school you also have to be patient. You have to listen to the teachers and obey what the rules are.

My experience of learning things outside of school to me is more demanding. I learn to do things on my own and make my own decisions of what I think is best for me. Sometimes I don't make the right ones but, you learn from your mistakes and move on.  

I would love to go to a school that approached learning this way. With not having the pressure to worry about what to remember on a test, would make it so much easier on me. I would learn more with hands on activities. It would help me better understand how to make or do things.

Something that stuck out to me in the video was the dull, hateful, plastic grocery bags that could be used to make a bridge. A bridge stronger than anyone can imagine. Another thing that stuck out to me was the seven year olds' that built a roller coaster. I thought that was amazing.