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CBS News
3 days ago
- Health
- CBS News
Saginaw doctor, 61, charged with 23 counts of Medicaid fraud
A Saginaw, Michigan, physician has been charged with 23 counts of Medicaid fraud, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Friday. Dr. James Carthron, 61, allegedly billed the Medicaid program for 23 phone consultations that never happened between May 31, 2024, and Sept. 27, 2024. According to the attorney general's office, Carthron ran PRN Urgent Care until it closed in 2023. Carthron was arraigned on the charges on Wednesday at the East Lansing 54B District Court. A judge gave him a $50,000 personal recognizance bond. "Millions of Michigan residents rely on the Medicaid program for their healthcare services, and we must defend it from fraud and bad actors," Nessel said in a news release on Friday. Cathron is scheduled to appear at a probable cause conference on Friday, and a preliminary examination on Aug. 28. If convicted, he faces up to 92 years in prison and a maximum fine of $1.15 million. The Health Care Fraud Division of the attorney general's office is handling the case.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
Houma woman accused of defrauding $83K from Medicaid
HOUMA, La. (WGNO) — An investigation has been launched after a Houma woman was accused of multiple instances of fraud. According to Attorney General Liz Murrill, Louisiana Bureau of Investigations agents arrested 33-year-old Bianca Jentrise Carr on allegations of Government Benefits Fraud on Aug. 14. An investigation revealed that the LBI received a criminal referral from the Louisiana Department of Health regarding Carr, who was a Medicaid recipient. Agents claimed Carr hid her employment and income to receive benefits. New Orleans police, LSP issue level II endangered, missing child alert for New Orleans East The affidavit reads that in 2018 and 2021, Carr reportedly submitted Medicaid applications to LDH claiming she had no income and was unemployed. However, agents said they obtained employment records from Homewood Suites in Houma that verified that she was currently employed. Additionally, there were no renewal applications submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2023. Further investigation revealed arrest records from February 2024 where Carr began to report her employment but also allegedly began submitting falsified check stubs to underreport monthly income, concealing almost $3,500 in earnings. Agents say as a result Carr allegedly defrauded Medicaid program of over $83,000. Also, between Dec. 1, 2021 to the present, Carr reportedly received $83,462 in Medicaid benefits with $21,367 paying LDH and $62,094 by Managed Care Organizations. Year-round preparation readies Flood Protection Authority On July 22, during an interview with LBI agents, Carr reportedly admitted to submitting older check stubs with lower earnings. On Aug. 14, she was arrested on charges of government benefits fraud and filing false public records. She has been booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison with bond information currently unknown. The investigation remains Posts Hot Saturday with afternoon storms ICE officers, impersonators accused of abusing women More than 30K wireless power banks recalled over fire, explosion risk Border Report Live: Coast Guard joins border mission from air, land and sea 3 babies have died of congenital syphilis in New York: What is it? Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
08-06-2025
- CBS News
Macomb County woman charged in Medicaid fraud involving phone GPS manipulation
A Macomb, Michigan, woman has been charged in a Medicaid fraud that involved the use of a manipulated smartphone to make false claims, according to the state's attorney general's office. Alicia Renee Hacket, 33, is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit Medicaid fraud and ten counts of making false claims in Medicaid fraud. According to state officials, the Medicaid program provides mileage reimbursement to participants when they travel to medical appointments. A smartphone app is sometimes used to track mileage to appointments using the phone's GPS. The reimbursement payment is added to a payment card when a trip is complete. Hackett allegedly used a different app to trick her phone into thinking it was somewhere it was not, "And submitted reimbursement requests for trips that never took place," the attorney general's office said. She was arrested on Thursday by the Clare County Sheriff's Office. Hackett's bond was set at $50,000 with a 10% surety required, officials said. Her next court hearing is scheduled for June 18. "The exploitation of technology intended to help some of our state's most vulnerable residents access medical care is absolutely shameful," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a written statement. "The answer to tackling such fraud is not to cut off care for those who need it, but to hold perpetrators accountable. That means rooting out waste and abuse, investing in enforcement and pursuing those who exploit the system."
CBS News
29-05-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Former Detroit pharmacist charged with Medicaid fraud will stand trial
A former Detroit pharmacist who was accused of filling prescriptions while his license was suspended is heading to trial, according to the Michigan Attorney General's office. Remigius Onimo, 64, of Solon, Ohio, was charged in April 2025 with one count of unauthorized practice as a health professional and two counts of Medicaid fraud. The AG's office says Onimo owned Divine Pharmacy in Detroit and held a license in Michigan in 2020 until it was suspended. Despite the suspension, Onimo allegedly continued to fill prescriptions, including those paid by Medicaid. "The overwhelming majority of medical professionals follow licensing rules and requirements to ensure patient safety," said Nessel at the time of Onimo's arraignment. "When individuals choose to disregard those standards, my Department will hold them accountable." Onimo is expected to appear in court on June 11.
Washington Post
20-05-2025
- Washington Post
20 people, health care business and church charged in sober living scheme in Arizona
PHOENIX — Twenty people, a mental health business and a church were charged in an indictment that alleged Arizona's Medicaid program was defrauded $60 million in a scheme involving billing for mental health treatment and addiction rehabilitation, the latest indictment in a series of crackdowns in the state focusing on sober living homes.
