A personal-care attendant was arrested and charged with felonies after an investigation by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for submitting false claims to Medicaid for services that were never provided.
The woman had worked as a personal-care attendant for a Medicaid beneficiary. She was caught when the patient’s spouse told investigators that the woman had stopped assisting the beneficiary and no longer lived in the area.
A felony is a very serious crime that carries a penalty of one year or more in prison. Conviction of a felony charge also results in immediate exclusion from Medicaid, Medicare and other government healthcare programs. You almost always lose your professional license as well.
In this case, the personal-care attendant was able to avoid prison by entering into a plea agreement. After pleading guilty to one count of Medicaid Fraud, she was sentenced to five years of probation, fined almost $30,000, and ordered to pay restitution of $9,468.48 to the Medicaid program.
If you are under investigation for Medicaid fraud, or if you have been charged with a crime, then you need to consult with an experienced Medicaid fraud defense attorney immediately to protect your rights. For a free initial consultation, call John Howley, Esq. at (212) 601-2728.
John Howley, Esq.
The woman had worked as a personal-care attendant for a Medicaid beneficiary. She was caught when the patient’s spouse told investigators that the woman had stopped assisting the beneficiary and no longer lived in the area.
A felony is a very serious crime that carries a penalty of one year or more in prison. Conviction of a felony charge also results in immediate exclusion from Medicaid, Medicare and other government healthcare programs. You almost always lose your professional license as well.
In this case, the personal-care attendant was able to avoid prison by entering into a plea agreement. After pleading guilty to one count of Medicaid Fraud, she was sentenced to five years of probation, fined almost $30,000, and ordered to pay restitution of $9,468.48 to the Medicaid program.
If you are under investigation for Medicaid fraud, or if you have been charged with a crime, then you need to consult with an experienced Medicaid fraud defense attorney immediately to protect your rights. For a free initial consultation, call John Howley, Esq. at (212) 601-2728.
John Howley, Esq.
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