CEO of mental health clinic indicted on charges of Medicare fraud
Compliance Monitor, April 5, 2006
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The CEO at a Washington D.C. mental health clinic was indicted last week on charges that he used a fake doctorate degree and billed Medicaid for services that he never provided, The Washington Times reported. According to the indictment, Ricardo F. Henry told patients that he had a doctorate degree, but did not. He also billed Medicaid for group therapy and counseling sessions that never occurred.
Therapists that worked for Henry visited patients twice a month, but the firm billed Medicaid more frequently. Henry also allegedly separated billing records and patient case files to prevent an employee from comparing claims to patient files.
In addition to the healthcare charges, Henry is also under investigation by federal authorities for bankruptcy fraud and on weapons charges. A search of Henry's home during his arrest turned up weapons and a Porsche, which was not listed as an asset during his bankruptcy filing in 2000.
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