PENNSYLVANIA — Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Friday a series of arrests and convictions involving over $800,000 in Medicaid fraud. The actions underscore her commitment to protecting Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents from financial exploitation.
The Office of Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Section has prosecuted six cases since October 30. These cases involved defendants collectively defrauding Medicaid of $405,900. In addition, nine people were charged for fraudulently billing Medicaid a total of $405,500 in separate cases during the same period.
Crimes related to Medicaid fraud occurred across the Commonwealth, including Beaver, Bucks, Dauphin, Lehigh, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.
“These cases illustrate a common theme: we must stop individuals and companies who defraud a system designed to help Pennsylvania’s eligible citizens,” Attorney General Henry said. “Anyone cheating the system is not only lining their own pockets, they are in effect taking services away from someone who badly needs them — and that is unacceptable.”
Many of the cases investigated and prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Section involve home healthcare workers overbilling, billing for services not provided, or billing for alleged services provided to multiple patients at the same time.
Three cases involving large sums are particularly noteworthy:
- On October 30, Anna Colon, a personal care attendant from Lehigh County, was sentenced to up to two years in prison for fraudulently billing Medicaid over $300,000 for services that were never provided. Colon submitted false timekeeping records, claiming for services when she was at home or tending to personal tasks.
- A week later, Shavon Parker, owner of CodeRed Healthcare Services, and Alicia Singleton, a personal care attendant, were arrested on similar charges. Both women, based in Philadelphia, claimed over $100,000 in Medicaid reimbursement for services they never performed.
- Broderick Carroll, a personal care attendant in Montgomery County, turned himself in this week on Medicaid fraud charges. Carroll falsely reported overlapping services at his agencies and was paid for services that he could not have possibly provided.
These cases are indicative of conduct that occurs daily in Pennsylvania. The Office of Attorney General conducts meticulous investigations to uncover fraud and hold those who cheat the system accountable.
The charges in the ongoing cases are accusations. Information, a criminal complaint, or an arrest is not a declaration of guilt. A suspect, arrestee, or defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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