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5 days ago
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Owner of CT counseling practice sentenced to conditional discharge for defrauding Medicaid of $27K
An Avon woman has been sentenced to conditional discharge for defrauding the Medicaid program out of more than $25,000. Soraya Sawicki, 64, was sentenced on Tuesday in Hartford Superior Court to 18 months in prison, suspended, and five years of conditional discharge, according to the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice. One of her conditions stipulates that she cannot serve as a provider in the Medicaid program. DCJ officials said Sawicki paid full restitution as part of the plea deal she accepted. The deal required her to plead guilty to one felony count of health insurance fraud, officials said. According to officials, Sawicki was a licensed clinical social worker and the owner of Infinity Integrated Counseling and Spa Services, LLC, in Avon. An investigation by the inspectors of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State's Attorney found that she billed for services that were never provided, defrauding the program out of $27,068 between September of 2019 and June of 2021. The fraud unit was assisted in the investigation by the State of Connecticut Department of Social Services Office of Quality Assurance and the Avon Police Department. Because she was convicted of a program-related felony, Sawicki is subject to a 'mandatory exclusion as a health care provider to certain federally funded health programs pursuant to federal and state laws and regulators,' DCJ officials said. Anyone with knowledge of suspected fraud or abuse in the public healthcare system is asked to contact the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at the Office of the Chief State's Attorney at 860-258-5986.
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6 days ago
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Avon woman sentenced to 18 months for Medicaid fraud
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WTNH) — An Avon woman was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday in Hartford Superior Court for defrauding Medicaid by submitting false claims for services which she did not perform, according to a statement by The Office of the Chief State's Attorney. Soraya Sawicki, 64, pleaded guilty to health insurance fraud. She also received execution of that time suspended, with five years of conditional discharge, with the condition being that she cannot serve as a provider in the Medicaid program as part of the sentence. Woman turns herself in for Old Navy merchandise theft in South Windsor Upon sentencing, Sawicki paid full restitution of $27,068.81. She is subject to mandatory exclusion as a healthcare provider to certain federally-funded health programs. An investigation by the Inspectors of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State's Attorney discovered that between Sept. 2019-June 2021, Sawicki billed $27,068.81 for services that were not provided as a licensed clinical social worker and the owner of Infinity Integrated Counseling and Spa Services, LLC in Avon. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at the Office of the Chief State's Attorney is asking anyone with knowledge of suspected fraud or abuse in the public healthcare system to contact them at (860) 258-5986. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
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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.
