(Rocky Hill, CT) - Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin today announced that an Avon woman has been sentenced in Hartford Superior Court for defrauding Medicaid by submitting fraudulent claims for services she did not perform.
The Honorable Paul R. Doyle on June 3, 2025 sentenced Soraya Sawicki, age 64, of Avon, to 18 months in prison, execution of that time suspended, with five years of conditional discharge, with the condition being that she cannot serve as a provider in the Medicaid program. Upon sentencing, the defendant paid full restitution of $27,068.81. Sawicki pleaded guilty to Health Insurance Fraud, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-442, a class B felony.
By being found guilty of a program-related felony, the defendant is also subject to mandatory exclusion as a health care provider to certain federally funded health programs pursuant to federal and state laws and regulators. Medicaid is a government program that provides health coverage to low-income, disabled, and elderly individuals, and is financed by both the federal and state governments and administered by the Connecticut Department of Social Services.
An investigation by the Inspectors of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney determined that between September of 2019 and June of 2021, Sawicki, a licensed clinical social worker and the owner of Infinity Integrated Counseling and Spa Services, LLC, located in Avon, billed for services that were never provided. The amount totaled $27,068.81.
The case was investigated and prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The Unit is grateful for the assistance it received in the investigation from the State of Connecticut Department of Social Services Office of Quality Assurance and the Avon Police Department.
The Connecticut Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $2,362,872.00 for fiscal year of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $787,620.00 for the same fiscal year is funded by the State of Connecticut.
Anyone with knowledge of suspected fraud or abuse in the public healthcare system is asked to contact the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney at (860) 258-5986.