CT personal care assistant accused of defrauding Medicaid program out of more than $150K
A Waterbury man faces larceny and conspiracy charges for allegedly defrauding the Medicaid program out of more than $150,000 by billing for services that were never given and conspiring with someone else to do the same thing.
Tywan Marion, 48, was arrested on April 10 by inspectors from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State's Attorney, according to the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice. He faces two counts each of first-degree larceny by defrauding the public community and health insurance fraud and a single count each of conspiracy to commit health insurance fraud and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny by defrauding the public community.
According to the DCJ, Marion was enrolled as a provider in the Connecticut Medical Assistants Program (CMAP) as a Personal Care Assistant (PCA). He was also enrolled to provide Independent Living Skill Services. The PCA program, which is funded by Medicaid, provides individuals with permanent, severe and chronic disabilities funds to hire assistants to help them with daily self-care activities, allowing them to remain in their own homes.
According to investigators, authorities found that between June 2021 to August 2023, Marion billed for PCA and independent life skill services that were never provided. Marion reportedly collected $109,655 from Medicaid for these undelivered services, DCJ officials said.
According to the DCJ, authorities also found that between March 2021 to July 2023, Marion allegedly completed a job application for a co-conspirator and submitted timesheets on her behalf for PCA services she did not provide. The co-conspirator collected the payment and then allegedly transferred a portion of that money to Marion, officials said. A total of $44,476 was paid out, according to authorities.
Marion is being held on a $200,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court next Wednesday. The charges he faces, which are felonies, are punishable by up to 20 years in prison, officials said.
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