RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond-based assisted living facility owner has pleaded guilty to health care fraud after diverting over $800,000 in federal and state benefits intended for the care of the facility’s residents.
Mable B. Jones, 78, of Richmond, owned and operated Jones & Jones, an assisted living facility complex that served primarily elderly and incapacitated adults. For residents who were legally incapable of managing their own funds, Jones & Jones served as a representative payee and regularly received state and federal benefit payments on behalf of those residents.
According to court documents, Jones converted more than $800,000 of the residents’ federal and state benefits for her own personal use. Jones used the residents’ benefits to satisfy her personal debts, including her mortgage and bankruptcy payments, and to fund her personal travel, retail purchases, and gambling expenses, including at casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jones’s diversion of resident benefits led to significant and persistent deficiencies in the facilities, care, and services provided to Jones & Jones residents, including deficiencies that endangered residents’ health and safety. These conditions ultimately prompted state and federal audits of the facility before its closure, during which Jones made false statements about her conversion and use of resident funds.
Mable B. Jones pleaded guilty to health care fraud. She faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Jones is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 11, 2022.
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Richmond Field Office and the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General, Philadelphia Field Division. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kaitlin G. Cooke and [Assistant U.S. Attorney’s name] prosecuted the case.
Defendant: Mable B. Jones
Criminal Charges: Health Care Fraud
City and State: Richmond, Virginia
Exact Date: N/A (plea date)
Sentence or Outcome: To be sentenced on Jan. 11, 2022
Dollar Amounts: Over $800,000
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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