Owners of Las Vegas health company ordered to pay $1M for Medicaid fraud
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Camille Funches, Rodshiekka Chester and their company, Building Resilience, were found guilty of fraudulently billing Medicaid for services that were not performed.
The investigation of the company began after the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit received a referral for services not being provided by Building Resilience.
According to the Nevada Attorney General's office, the investigation showed that Funches and Chester oversaw the billing services and knew the services weren't provided to Medicaid recipients, yet billed for them. Interviews with Medicaid recipients also confirmed that they either didn't receive the service, or the number of services that were billed was incorrect.
Funches and Chester were placed on probation for two years and have a suspended sentence of 19 to 48 months. They were also ordered to pay restitution of $1 million to Medicaid.
Suspected Medicaid fraud can be reported to the MFUC at (702) 486-3420 or (775) 684-1100. A complaint can also be submitted to the Nevada Attorney General's office at this link.
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