NORFOLK — The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday a Williamsburg wellness center owner was sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding Virginia…
Maria Kokolis, the owner of Pamisage, Inc. was sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding Virginia Medicaid & other healthcare programs out of more than $2 million.
According to a release by the Department of Justice, Kokolis “executed a scheme to defraud and overbill various health care benefit programs and the Virginia Medical Assistance Program” between 2018 and early 2020.
Williamsburg wellness center owner charged with $2 million health care fraud
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and last updated 2021-05-07 11:23:10-04
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - A Williamsburg wellness center owner was charged with defrauding Virginia Medicaid and other health care programs out of over $2 million.
According to court documents, 45-year-old Williamsburg woman Maria Kokolis owned and operated Pamisage, Inc., a center for integrative behavioral health and medicine with a focus on weight management issues. Beginning in or about 2018 and continuing through February 2020, Kokolis executed a scheme to defraud and overbill various health care benefit programs and the Virginia Medical Assistance Program, also known as Medicaid.