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$1.6M Scheme: CT Psychologist Admits Submitting Fraudulent Medicaid Claims $1.6M Scheme: CT Psychologist Admits Submitting Fraudulent Medicaid Claims
$1.6M Scheme: CT Psychologist Admits Submitting Fraudulent Medicaid Claims A 75-year-old psychologist from Connecticut has admitted to submitting false Medicaid claims as part of a more than $1.6 million scheme, federal officials announced.  Hartford County resident Michael Pines of Avon, a Glastonbury-based psychologist, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud charges on Wednesday, Jan. 31, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  According to federal officials, Pines, who owned and operated Michael B. Pines, Ph.D., P.C., provided psychotherapy to young children, adolescents, and adults and had been individually enrolled…
$695K Scheme: Former CT Counselor Convicted Of Submitting False Medicaid Claims $695K Scheme: Former CT Counselor Convicted Of Submitting False Medicaid Claims
$695K Scheme: Former CT Counselor Convicted Of Submitting False Medicaid Claims A former New London County counselor has admitted to submitting thousands of dollars of fraudulent claims to Medicaid for therapy services he never provided, officials said.  Former East Lyme resident Jeffrey Slocum, age 55, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and kickback charges on Wednesday, Aug. 16, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.  According to federal officials, between 2017 and 2022, Slocum, who now lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a licensed professional counselor with a New London office located at 300 State St.  …
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…