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Irvine Johnston King, Health Care Fraud, Virginia 2013
Alexandria, VA – In a brazen scheme to defraud the Medicaid system, Irvine Johnston King and his wife Aisha Rashidatu King were convicted by a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, of numerous counts of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft.
The Kings, owners of Bright Beginnings Healthcare Services, a Woodbridge-based home health care business, submitted false claims to Medicaid for reimbursement of services they did not provide. From March 2008 through June 2011, the Kings defrauded Medicaid by submitting false claims, providing fabricated documentation, and instructing an employee to lie to Medicaid about claims billed by Bright Beginnings.
The investigation, led by the FBI’s Washington Field Office and the Virginia Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, revealed that the Kings also used the name, date of birth, and insurance identification number of a patient on claims seeking reimbursement from Medicaid without lawful authority.
Irvine Johnston King, 46, and Aisha Rashidatu King, 40, both of Woodbridge, were convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison; 22 counts of health care fraud, each carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison; and two counts of aggravated identity theft, which carry a consecutive mandatory penalty of two years in prison.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 22, 2013. According to court records, the Kings instructed an employee to convince a patient’s mother to lie to Medicaid regarding the false claims and asked the parent of a patient to sign blank Medicaid time sheets that were used as a basis to bill Medicaid for services that the Kings knew had not been performed.
The Kings’ scheme resulted in significant losses to the Medicaid system, but the exact amount of those losses was not reported in the press release. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy D. Belevetz and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven W. Grist of the Virginia Attorney General’s Office prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
The investigation and prosecution of the Kings serves as a reminder of the importance of holding individuals accountable for their actions and protecting the integrity of the Medicaid system. The case also highlights the need for vigilance and cooperation between law enforcement agencies to prevent and investigate such crimes.
Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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