Florida Attorney General Charges Health Agency Owner With Fraud

September 22, 2012

A Santa Rosa County home heath agency owner has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the Medicare program.

Shannon Boyette, owner of Boyette Home Health Care, was taken into custody after an investigation by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, according to Pam Bondi, Florida Attorney General.

Boyette, 31, allegedly submitted fraudulent claims to Medicaid in excess of $6,600. Additionally, Boyette allegedly falsified service logs and failed to conduct employee background checks.

Medicaid fraud investigators discovered an alleged 123 fraudulent claims filed by Boyette Home Health Services in 2011.

Boyette is charged with one count of Medicaid fraud, a third-degree felony. If convicted she could receive up to five years in prison, $5,000 in court fines, and a mandatory fine equal to five times the amount of the fraud.

The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office under the authority of the State Attorney’s Office for the First Judicial Circuit.

Comments

5 Responses to “Florida Attorney General Charges Health Agency Owner With Fraud”

  1. "Just Sayin" on September 26th, 2012 10:22 pm

    You may be slick enough to cheat all others but everyone should know by now only politicians can get by with cheating government!!

  2. 429SCJ on September 24th, 2012 12:09 pm

    Do like Gov Rick Scott and tell that prosecutor you just don’t want to talk about it.

  3. cody cotto on September 24th, 2012 12:05 am

    O WELL GET WHAT COMING TO YOU THAT WHAT HAPPENDS WHEN YOU THINK YOU CAN CHEAT THE GOV

  4. No Excuses on September 22nd, 2012 2:40 pm

    They never do. Federal prisons are full of them.

  5. Everett on September 22nd, 2012 6:01 am

    I guess she didn’t think she’d get caught…………………………surprise

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