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James City County therapist sentenced to 7 years in prison for $2M fraud scheme

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. ....

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Operator of local residential nursing facility to serve 2 years in prison for health care fraud


Operator of local residential nursing facility to serve 2 years in prison for health care fraud
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NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man was sentenced on July 1 to two years in prison for defrauding the Virginia Medicaid program by submitting more than $188,000 in false claims for a residential nursing facility.
According to court documents, 47-year-old Lopez Scott operated Turning Points Residential Care, a business authorized to provide residential support services and skilled nursing services to recipients of Medicaid. Between October 2016 and October 2019, records say Scott submitted numerous false and fraudulent claims to Virginia Medicaid, known as the Virginia Medical Assistance Program (VMAP), which misrepresented that 5,847.75 hours of skilled nursing services had been provided to a Medicaid recipient. ....

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Williamsburg wellness center owner indicted in $2M healthcare fraud case


Williamsburg wellness center owner indicted in $2M healthcare fraud case
Published Friday, May. 14, 2021, 2:52 pm
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A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging a Williamsburg wellness center owner with defrauding Virginia Medicaid and other health care programs out of over $2 million.
“The defendant allegedly defrauded health care programs and the government by submitting false claims and engaging in multiple overbilling schemes,” said Raj Parekh, acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “EDVA remains committed to holding accountable anyone who undermines the integrity of our health care system, including the Virginia Medicaid program, which is designed to subsidize critical health care ....

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