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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Yahoo
Upstate woman charged with Medicaid fraud
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – An Upstate woman was arrested Friday for reportedly committing fraud. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office has charged 29-year-old Lauren Makenzie Welborn, of Greenville, with obtaining property under false pretenses valued $10,000 or more and medical assistance provider fraud. A Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit investigation found that, between August 7, 2023, and September 12, 2024, Welborn allegedly submitted false claims for payment to the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the state's Medicaid program. While employed as an early interventionist at PlayWorks, LLC, Welborn is accused of submitting fraudulent data sheets and electronic clinician notes, falsely claiming she provided services to fifteen Medicaid beneficiaries under the age of four. Officials said those claims resulted in $11,442.01 in losses to the Medicaid program. Welborn was booked into the Greenville County Detention Center on June 13. The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Yahoo
Darlington woman charged with forgery, Medicaid fraud
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) — A Darlington woman has been charged with forgery and Medicaid fraud after allegedly claiming she provided services to Medicaid benficiaries when she did not, according to the South Carolina Attorney General's office. Angela D. Harrison, 51, was charged with one count of forgery valued at $10,000 or more and one count of medical assistance provider fraud. She was booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on Wednesday. An investigation revealed that between Oct. 10, 2023, and Aug. 7, 2024, Harrison allegedly knowingly and willfully made false claims that payments to the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the agency that administers the state's Medicaid program. 'Specifically, it is alleged that Harrison, as an early interventionist with ABC's of Learning, did sign and present false time sheets and clinician notes indicating that she provided services to multiple Medicaid beneficiaries when in fact she had not,' the attorney general's office said in a news release. 'Investigators allege that these false claims and forgeries totaled more than a $10,000 loss to the SC Medicaid program.' The state attorney general's office will prosecute the case. Harrison could face up to 10 years in prison on the forgery charge. * * * Caleb is a digital producer at News13. Caleb joined the team in January 2023 after graduating from Liberty University. He is from Northern Virginia. Follow Caleb on X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
