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Civil Complaint Alleges Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Fraud

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The United States and the State of Rhode Island announced today that they have intervened in a civil lawsuit against Journey to Hope, Health, and Healing, Inc. and its then-CEO, Kenneth L. Richardson, Jr., filing a complaint alleging that these defendants billed the Rhode Island Medicaid program for millions of dollars for substance use disorder treatment services that the Defendants knowingly and routinely failed to provide to their patients who needed these services, and subsequently falsified records in order to make it appear that required services were being provided, according to United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:April 24, 2023
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Rhode Island
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions