Former New York Head of Disabled Center Charged with Medicaid Fraud

The former executive director of a New York-based disabled center is being charged with embezzlement and defrauding $300,000 from Medicaid, according to a Times Union report.

Joseph Akumu ran Guest House Community Services, where he allegedly embezzled funds by aggregating Medicaid payments and other checks in a bank account and withdrawing money.

Mr. Akumu was also indicted for running a fake affiliate center in Maryland and billing for nonexistent employees in New York. From these ventures alone, he is accused of stealing approximately $300,000 from Medicaid.

Read the Times Union report on Mr. Joseph Akumu's alleged embezzlement and fraud.

Read other coverage about healthcare fraud in New York:

- New York Nurse and One Other Arrested for Medicaid Fraud

- New York Dentist Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Filing False Claims, False Tax Return

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