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USAO: Maryland woman arraigned for defrauding DC's Medicaid program
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A woman from Maryland was arraigned in D.C. on Friday for defrauding the District's Medicaid program, officials said.
The U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) for the District of Columbia said that 37-year-old Anna W. Makoye is facing 10 counts of first-degree fraud and 10 counts of first-degree theft.
Makoye was working for a District Mental Health Rehabilitation Service provider as a community support worker. According to the charges, from August 2023 to February 2024, she allegedly submitted notes for services she did not provide and overbilled for services she claimed to have provided.
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Prosecutors believe that she caused D.C.'s government and its Medicaid program to pay more than $62,000 for services she did not provide and overpayment for services she claimed to have provided.
She was indicted on May 21. If convicted, she would face a maximum term of 10 years' imprisonment.
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