Nine LA residents arrested for Medicaid fraud
Compliance Monitor, April 22, 2009
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Former and current personal care attendants at First Thessalonians Community Programs were arrested for allegedly defrauding the Louisiana Medicaid program of “thousands of dollars”, according to a Department of Justice release.
The suspects submitted false timesheets and service logs for services they did not perform, according to the release. As a result, First Thessalonians Community Programs billed Medicaid for services that were not performed. First Thessalonians is a licensed Medicaid provider that provides personal care services to disabled Medicaid beneficiaries.
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