Marvel Johnson, Medicaid Fraud, Connecticut 2022

Derby, Connecticut resident, Marvel Johnson, 50, a citizen of Jamaica, has been sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for making false statements to receive Medicaid benefits.

Johnson used false social security numbers to enroll and maintain his enrollment in the Connecticut Medicaid health care benefits program known as “Husky” between approximately 2008 and 2020.

On November 19, 2015, Johnson called Access Health CT and provided false social security numbers in an attempt to receive retroactive insurance coverage for his recently-born son.

Johnson did not receive the retroactive coverage for his son, but he and his family continued to remain enrolled in Husky.

Following a verification request by Access Health CT for a citizenship document in 2018, Johnson mailed a false New Jersey birth certificate bearing his name.

Johnson was born in Jamaica, making the birth certificate false.

Johnson pleaded guilty to making false statements in health care matters on April 28, 2022, and was released on a $50,000 bond. He is required to report to prison on December 1.

Johnson was ordered to pay restitution of $150,380.83, a result of his Medicaid fraud scheme.

This investigation was conducted by the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Office of Fraud Detection and National Security, the U.S. Department of State, Office of Inspector General, and the Connecticut Department of Social Services.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Gresham.

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