A Charlotte, North Carolina man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a $3.4 million Medicaid fraud scheme.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina, Ronnie Lorenzo Robinson, 37, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a $3.4 million Medicaid fraud scheme involving sham mental and behavioral health services.
Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney also ordered Robinson to serve three years under court supervision and to pay $3,153,074 in restitution to Medicaid.
Robinson, who owned and operated Peaceful Alternative Resources, Inc. (PAR), a purported non-profit Medicaid-approved company providing mental health and mentoring services, submitted false reimbursements to the government program for bogus mental health services.
Court records show that Robinson submitted the fraudulent reimbursement claims using the Medicaid provider numbers of at least three licensed clinicians who had performed some work for PAR, but never provided the claimed services.
Robinson pleaded guilty in January 2014 to two counts of health care fraud. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement seized a 2004 Land Rover Range Rover HSE, a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, a 2007 Mercedes S550 and a 1 5/8 carat oval ladies diamond ring, purchased with money fraudulently obtained from Medicaid.
Robinson will report to the Federal Bureau of Prisons to begin serving his sentence upon designation of a federal facility. All federal sentences are served without the possibility of parole.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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