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Medicaid Fraud Scheme: Man From Region Sentenced For Stealing $900K Medicaid Fraud Scheme: Man From Region Sentenced For Stealing $900K
Medicaid Fraud Scheme: Man From Region Sentenced For Stealing $900K A Connecticut man who posed as a counselor was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay back more than $900,000 after pleading no contest to a large Medicaid fraud scheme.  Hartford County resident Ramon Apellaniz, 39, of East Hartford, will serve 15 months in prison for submitting thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicaid for services provided by unlicensed personnel and services not provided, as well as for stealing the identity of a licensed professional to submit the fraudulent claims.  Apellaniz, who has paid $156,000 in restitution, was also ordered to repay with the remainin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman From Region Steals $127K From Care4Kids Program, State Attorney Says Woman From Region Steals $127K From Care4Kids Program, State Attorney Says
Woman From Region Steals $127K From Care4Kids Program, State Attorney Says A Connecticut woman has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $127,000 from Care4Kids, a childcare program financed by the state Department of Social Services. Xiomy Auqui De La Cruz, age 28, of Hartford, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 3, by inspectors from the Statewide Prosecution Bureau of the Office of the Chief State's Attorney on a warrant and charged with larceny. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Auqui De La Cruz operates a home daycare called So Cute Daycare 1 in Hartford and owns the business. In January 2023, the Office of Early Childhood received a complaint a…

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by Kathy Reakes