A Norwich man was arrested today and charged with billing the Medicaid program for work as a personal care assistant that he never performed.
JOHN WHITE, age 36, of Sandy Lane, Norwich, was arrested by Inspectors from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney and charged with one count each of Larceny in the Second Degree by Defrauding a Public Community and Health Insurance Fraud.
According to the arrest warrant affidavit, White was an enrolled provider in the Personal Care Assistance (PCA) program, a federal and state funded Medicaid program that allows eligible participants to hire others to assist with their daily care.
Between September 2017 and December 2017, White billed Medicaid and was paid for PCA services that he admitted he did not provide, the warrant states. He was paid about $852 for these false claims, the warrant alleges.
White is the second person arrested in an investigation that resulted in the arrest last week of Shannon Dubicki. The allegations against Dubicki include claims that she submitted false time sheets in White’s name for work he did not perform. Her case is pending.
White was released on a $5,000 non-surety bond and is scheduled to appear in Hartford Superior Court, G.A. No. 14. The charges are merely accusations and both White and Dubicki are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Larceny in the Second Degree By Defrauding A Public Community is a class C felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Health Insurance Fraud is an unclassified felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
The case will be prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The Unit is grateful for the assistance it received in this investigation from the state Department of Social Services Office of Quality Assurance and the Norwich Police Department.