Justyn and Trystan Arch, Healthcare Fraud, Indiana 2017

Two brothers from Valparaiso, Indiana have been charged with healthcare fraud after allegedly causing false and fictitious entries in patient files, resulting in over $350,000 in false claims to Indiana Medicaid.

Justyn Arch, 34, and Trystan Arch, 31, both managed offices for Arch Complete Family Dentistry, a dental practice with locations in Chesterton, Crown Point, and briefly in Knox, Indiana. The practice was an authorized Indiana Medicaid provider of dental procedures.

According to documents, Justyn Arch managed the Crown Point office, while Trystan Arch managed the Chesterton office. The indictment alleges that the brothers executed a scheme to defraud Indiana Medicaid by causing false and fictitious entries in patient files, which showed that Arch dentists performed dental surgery when in fact no surgery had been performed.

The United States Attorney's Office emphasizes that an indictment is merely an allegation, and that all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

If convicted, any specific sentence to be imposed will be determined by the Judge after a consideration of federal statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

The case is a result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Indiana Attorney General's Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Division, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with the assistance of the Porter County Prosecutor's Office.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Philip C. Benson. The indictment was unsealed on an unspecified date.

As of now, there is no update on the current status of the case. The brothers have not yet been convicted or sentenced.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndin/pr/arch-family-dentistry-office-managers-charged