Three Arrested in Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy
TALLAHASSEE, FL (September 16, 2009) Attorney General Bill McCollum announced that three people have been arrested and accused of conspiring to defraud the Florida Medicaid program out of at least $112,000.
Larry Hill is charged with Medicaid provider fraud and conspiracy to commit Medicaid provider fraud. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 in fines. Frederica Hill is charged with Medicaid provider fraud, organized fraud, communications fraud, grand theft, neglect of a disabled adult, and conspiracy to commit Medicaid provider fraud. She faces up to 80 years in prison and up to $40,000 in fines. Cathy Summerlin is charged with Medicaid provider fraud, organized fraud, communications fraud, neglect of a disabled adult, and conspiracy to commit Medicaid provider fraud. If convicted, Summerlin faces up to 50 years in prison and up to $30,000 in fines. The case is being prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office for the 14th Judicial Circuit. For more: Click here
