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4 CT Residents Charged With Stealing $19K From Public Assistance Programs 4 CT Residents Charged With Stealing $19K From Public Assistance Programs
4 CT Residents Charged With Stealing $19K From Public Assistance Programs Four Connecticut residents were recently arrested and charged, in unrelated incidents, with allegedly stealing a combined $19,111 from programs financed by the Connecticut Department of Social Services. The four included were arrested on separate warrants from the office of the state Chief State Attorney's Office and included: Livia Brown, age 35, of East Hartford, Hartford County Jetaun Green, age 41, of Bridgeport Lexxiani Lopez, age 23, of Hartford Carmelo Davila, age 34, of New Haven All four were charged with larceny and Davila, Green, and Lopez also were charged with one count of fal…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Charged With Leaving Victim In Chair For Weeks, Without Food For Days CT Man Charged With Leaving Victim In Chair For Weeks, Without Food For Days
CT Man Charged With Leaving Victim In Chair For Weeks, Without Food For Days A Connecticut man is behind bars after allegedly leaving a victim in a chair for more than two weeks and withholding food for several days. Middlesex County resident Steven Donen, age 66, of Cromwell, was charged on Monday, July 31 at his Cromwell home. According to Cromwell Police Chief Frederick Sifodaskalakis, on Friday, July 28, officers went to the home for a medical check after receiving a request from a medical office that the victim had missed several appointments. Officers arrived at Donen's home where the victim lived and discovered they were living in "deplorable and unsanitary …

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by Kathy Reakes
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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…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman From Fairfield County Admits Committing Fraud While Awaiting Sentencing In Other Case Woman From Fairfield County Admits Committing Fraud While Awaiting Sentencing In Other Case
Woman From Fairfield County Admits Committing Fraud While Awaiting Sentencing In Other Case A 32-year-old former Farifield County resident pleaded guilty to a health care fraud offense that she committed while waiting to be sentenced for a separate health care fraud charge. Nicole Steiner, a former Stratford resident, pleaded guilty to the charge on Friday, July 29, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Steiner, who is now a resident of Edison, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud on April 28, in relation to the operation of Helping Hands Academy, LLC in Bridgeport, which offered app…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Don't Fall For It: CT State Police Issue Alert For Text Message Scam Don't Fall For It: CT State Police Issue Alert For Text Message Scam
Don't Fall For It: CT State Police Issue Alert For Text Message Scam Connecticut State Police issued an alert after receiving reports of a new text message scam. The Connecticut Department of Social Services reported on Monday, June 27, that it has received reports of people receiving texts claiming to be from a State of Connecticut email address. The department also provided a photo of one of the scam messages. "DSS is not sending text messages for any programs at this time," the department said.  Connecticut State Police said the sender should be ignored and blocked.  Police said anyone who responded to these texts and provided EBT inform…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Fairfield County Woman Awaiting Sentencing In Fraud Case Arrested For Same Offense Fairfield County Woman Awaiting Sentencing In Fraud Case Arrested For Same Offense
Fairfield County Woman Awaiting Sentencing In Fraud Case Arrested For Same Offense A Fairfield County woman who pleaded guilty to health care fraud was arrested and accused of committing the same offense while released on bond. Nicole Steiner, age 32, of Stratford, was arrested on Monday, May 2, and charged with committing health care fraud, according to Leonard Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Steiner had pleaded guilty on April 28, 2021, in a separate health care fraud case, Boyle said.  Following her arrest on Monday, she was released into home detention under electronic monitoring on a $250,000 bond, according to the announceme…

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by Nicole Valinote
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New Haven Guidance Counselor Accused Of Rampant Fraud New Haven Guidance Counselor Accused Of Rampant Fraud
New Haven Guidance Counselor Accused Of Rampant Fraud An Avon counselor who worked in the New Haven Public School District allegedly billed Medicaid hundreds of times for services he never provided - and at least some of those charges were made while he was on a cruise to the Bahamas. Cortney Dunlap, 36, of Avon, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 14, and charged with health care fraud and making false statements relating to health care matters, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut. Dunlap, a licensed professional counselor, allegedly used the identities of his clients, students, and employee to file false claims for psychotherapy…

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by Kristin Palpini