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Healthcare Employee Cheated MassHealth With Sex Crimes, Fake Claims: AG Healthcare Employee Cheated MassHealth With Sex Crimes, Fake Claims: AG
Healthcare Employee Cheated MassHealth With Sex Crimes, Fake Claims: AG A Plymouth resident is accused of cheating the state's Medicaid program out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through sex-related crimes and fraudulent claims, officials said.  Eric Melendez, age 43, was indicted for collecting large sums of money from MassHealth on Monday, Dec. 5, Attorney General Maura Healy's Office reports.  The office alleges that Melendez employed multiple people as Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) and submitted timesheets with hours and tasks the attendants never worked.  One of Melendez's accomplices, Angelica Pierni, 3…

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