Light Rain Fog/Mist 44°
Tag:

Health Insurance Fraud

News
CT Man Accused Of Ripping Off Medicaid For $80K CT Man Accused Of Ripping Off Medicaid For $80K
CT Man Accused Of Ripping Off Medicaid For $80K A Fairfield County man was charged with allegedly submitting fraudulent claims to the government for services that were not rendered. Andrew R. Golden, age 55, of New Canaan, was arrested Monday, Dec. 18, by inspectors from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State's Attorney. He was charged with larceny by defrauding a public community and health insurance fraud. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Golden is a licensed professional counselor, listed as an individual practitioner and owner of a Stamford practice.  Between January 2020 and July 2022, Gold…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
News
Medicaid Fraud: CT Health Practice Charged For Services Provided By Unlicensed People, Feds Say Medicaid Fraud: CT Health Practice Charged For Services Provided By Unlicensed People, Feds Say
Medicaid Fraud: CT Health Practice Charged For Services Provided By Unlicensed People, Feds Say A Connecticut behavioral health practice based in New Haven County defrauded the state's Medicaid program by knowingly billing it for services performed by unlicensed individuals, officials said.  Hamden-based practice K-Assist, owned by Kelly Stutzman, entered into a more than $234,000 civil settlement agreement with both the federal and Connecticut state government to resolve allegations that the practice violated federal and state False Claims Acts, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Tuesday, April 18.  According to federal officials…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
CT Psychologist Admits To $79K Medicaid Fraud CT Psychologist Admits To $79K Medicaid Fraud
CT Psychologist Admits To $79K Medicaid Fraud A Newtown psychologist and advanced registered nurse pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid by billing the government health insurance program for thousands of dollars. Jeannie Pasacreta, age 66, of Newtown, pleaded guilty Wednesday, March 29, to one count of health insurance fraud. In addition, she was ordered to pay $79,418.77 in restitution. An investigation by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney determined that over a two-year period beginning in 2016, Pasacreta, through her firm Mental Health Services, billed Medicaid for hundreds of claims for se…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
News
Litchfield County Woman Accused Of $1.9M Fraud Scheme Litchfield County Woman Accused Of $1.9M Fraud Scheme
Litchfield County Woman Accused Of $1.9M Fraud Scheme A Connecticut woman has been arrested and charged for her role in an alleged near $2 million Medicaid health insurance scheme, officials announced. Litchfield County resident Catherine Risigo-Wickline, of Watertown, the owner of Therapy Unlimited was arrested by Inspectors from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney on Tuesday, March 9 for allegedly billing Medicaid for treatment that patients never received. Specifically, Risigo-Wickline, 55, was charged with larceny in the first degree by defrauding a public community, health insurance fraud, and two c…

SHARE

by Zak Failla