The suspects were employees and associates of Community Extended Care Hospital of Montclair (Calif.). They were charged with committing Medi-Cal fraud in order to steal assets from the trust accounts of elderly patients. They allegedly submitted claims to Medi-Cal for monthly bills for more than 50 patients in the facility from 2006 to 2009, and then told patients they were required to pay a share of the cost of their care, even though Medi-Cal had paid the claim in full. Payments by the patients were then placed in the patients’ trust accounts, and the suspects took money from the accounts, writing checks for amounts between $250 to $6,900.
Read the Attorney General’s statement about the Medi-Cal fraud case.
Read more coverage on healthcare fraud:
– Miami Clinic Owner Arrested for Medicare Fraud
– Six Convicted for Involvement in Medi-Cal Fraud Ring
– Five Arrested in Florida for Medicaid Fraud and Other Felony Charges
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