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Bridgeport Woman Sentenced For ID Theft, Health Care Fraud Bridgeport Woman Sentenced For ID Theft, Health Care Fraud
Bridgeport Woman Sentenced For ID Theft, Health Care Fraud A woman from Fairfield County is heading to prison after admitting to her role in stealing identifying information of more than 150 Medicaid patients to steal more than a million dollars. Bridgeport resident Nikkita Chesney, 46, was sentenced in Bridgeport district court to seven months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a Medicaid fraud scheme. Chesney pleaded guilty in October last year to one count of health care fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. She must also pay restitution of $1,369,654.57. In May 2012, Chesney was employed by a…

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Social Worker Pays $145,855 To Settle False Claims Allegations Social Worker Pays $145,855 To Settle False Claims Allegations
Social Worker Pays $145,855 To Settle False Claims Allegations A social worker in Connecticut has agreed to pay nearly $150,000 after billing Medicaid for psychotherapy services that were provided by unlicensed individuals. Cheshire resident Patricia McAlinden, who owns a private practice in Connecticut, has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state government to pay $145,855 to resolve claims that she violated False Claims Acts. McAlinden will also be suspended from the Connecticut Medicaid Program for three years as part of the settlement. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that McAlinden, a Licensed Behavioral Health Clinicia…

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CT Oral Surgeon Pays $252K To Settle False Claims Allegations CT Oral Surgeon Pays $252K To Settle False Claims Allegations
CT Oral Surgeon Pays $252K To Settle False Claims Allegations A retired dentist in Connecticut has agreed to pay more than $250,000 for fraudulently billing Medicaid for surgery services that were never provided. Robert Sorrentino and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Associates (OMSA) have reached a civil settlement with the federal and state government to pay $252,913.26 to resolve allegations that they violated False Claims Acts. Sorrentino was the former owner of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Associates in New Haven before he sold his practice and retired in November 2014. The allegations against Sorrentino alleged that his practice fraudulently …

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Darien Doctor Gets Prison Time For $5M Fraud At Norwalk Clinic Darien Doctor Gets Prison Time For $5M Fraud At Norwalk Clinic
Darien Doctor Gets Prison Time For $5M Fraud At Norwalk Clinic A former Fairfield County doctor will spend nearly a decade in prison after admitting to billing Medicaid for nearly $5 million, and hiding the money in a Swiss bank account before attempting to flee the country. Darien resident Ramil Mansourov, who owned and operated Family Urgent Health Care in Norwalk, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to health care fraud and money laundering offenses. Mansourov, 49, purchased Immediate Health Care from Bharat Patel in 2012, renaming it Family Urgent Health Care, and allowed P…

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Ex-Doctor From Darien Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering Ex-Doctor From Darien Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering
Ex-Doctor From Darien Sentenced For Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering A former Fairfield County doctor will spend nearly a decade in prison after admitting to billing  Medicaid for nearly $5 million, and hiding the money in a Swiss bank account before attempting to flee the country. Darien resident Ramil Mansourov, who owned and operated Family Urgent Health Care in Norwalk, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to health care fraud and money laundering offenses. Mansourov, 49, purchased Immediate Health Care from Bharat Patel in 2012, renaming it Family Urgent Health Care, and allo…

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Connecticut Medical Equipment Supplier Must Pay $467K Settlement Connecticut Medical Equipment Supplier Must Pay $467K Settlement
Connecticut Medical Equipment Supplier Must Pay $467K Settlement The owner of a medical equipment supplier in Connecticut medical equipment supply company has agreed to pay nearly $500,000 after attempting to bilk Medicaid by making false claims. Thomas Macre, Sr., the owner of Med Tech LLC in Orange has reached a settlement with the federal and state government to pay more than $467,000 in restitution to resolve allegations that the company violated False Claims Acts. According to U.S. Attorney John Durham, Med Tech is enrolled as a provider in the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program, which includes the state’s Medicaid program.  It is alleged…

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Woman Faces $2.5M Restitution After Admitting Role In Fraud Scheme Woman Faces $2.5M Restitution After Admitting Role In Fraud Scheme
Woman Faces $2.5M Restitution After Admitting Role In Fraud Scheme A Fairfield County woman has admitted to her role in an elaborate scheme to defraud Medicaid for services they never provided. Toshirea Jackson of Bridgeport has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of healthcare fraud for participating in a scheme involving two businesses she co-owned in Connecticut. Beginning in 2012, Jackson and Juliet Jacob operated Transitional Development and Training and It Takes A Promise in Bridgeport, which provided social and psychotherapy services. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that an investigation into the two businesses found that t…

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Alleged Child Kidnapper Who Used Fake Name To Live In Area, Receiving Federal Benefits Indicted Alleged Child Kidnapper Who Used Fake Name To Live In Area, Receiving Federal Benefits Indicted
Alleged Child Kidnapper Who Used Fake Name To Live In Area, Receiving Federal Benefits Indicted The man who allegedly kidnapped his toddler in Canada, changed his name and came to America to hide in Connecticut is facing a host of charges. Allan Mann, Jr., who has dual Canadian and Ghanaian citizenship, allegedly abducted his 21-month-old, Jermaine Allan Mann, in Canada in 1987 during a court-ordered visit in Toronto. He then allegedly came to America, and acquired counterfeit birth certificates for the two of them. He also changed his name to Hailee Randolph DeSouza. On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced that Mann has been charged on a seven-count indictment for making fa…

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Bridgeport Woman Admits To Million-Dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme Bridgeport Woman Admits To Million-Dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Bridgeport Woman Admits To Million-Dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme A Fairfield County woman has admitted to her role in stealing the identifying information of about 150 Medicaid patients to steal more than a million dollars. Bridgeport resident Nikkita Chesney, a former employee of a health care provider in Bridgeport, pleaded guilty this week to one count of health care fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for stealing the information from the patients which led to the billing of Medicaid for services never provided. In May 2012, Chesney was employed by a healthcare provider that offered substance abuse treatment, including a detoxification p…

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Doctor Admits To Her Role In $2.5M Medicaid Fraud Scheme To Patients In Fairfield County Doctor Admits To Her Role In $2.5M Medicaid Fraud Scheme To Patients In Fairfield County
Doctor Admits To Her Role In $2.5M Medicaid Fraud Scheme To Patients In Fairfield County A doctor in Fairfield County has admitted to her role in a pair of schemes to defraud Medicaid out of more than $2.5 million. Juliet Jacob, formerly of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty this week in Bridgeport District Court to one count of health care fraud stemming from a scheme that lasted several years. Beginning in January 2012, Jacob and another person operated Traditional Development and Training and It Takes A Promise in Bridgeport. Their businesses provided social and psychotherapy services to patients in Fairfield County. Jacob admitted to using those companies to bill Medicaid for psych…

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Ex-Fairfield County Doctor Admits To Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering Ex-Fairfield County Doctor Admits To Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering
Ex-Fairfield County Doctor Admits To Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering A former Fairfield County doctor has admitted to billing Medicaid for nearly $5 million, and hiding the money in a Swiss bank account before attempting to flee the country. Darien resident Ramil Mansourov, who owned and operated Family Urgent Health Care in Norwalk, has pleaded guilty in New Haven District Court to health care fraud and money laundering offenses. Mansourov, 49, purchased Immediate Health Care from Bharat Patel in 2012, renaming it Family Urgent Health Care, and allowed Patel to continue to work for the practice, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Co…

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CT Psychologist Pays $126,760 For Medicaid Misconduct CT Psychologist Pays $126,760 For Medicaid Misconduct
CT Psychologist Pays $126,760 For Medicaid Misconduct A psychologist in Connecticut has paid more than $125,000 to resolve state and federal claims that she violated the False Claims Acts by billing Medicaid for services she failed to provide. Dr. Arlene Werner allegedly billed Medicaid for psychotherapy services that were not provided and for family psychotherapy sessions for multiple family members when she should have instead billed just one member for individual psychotherapy services. According to John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Werner is licensed as a psychologist in the State of Connecticut and t…

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