Terry L. Waeltermann, Jr., Healthcare Fraud, Illinois 2015

Crime: Scheming to steal from a healthcare program

A Southern Illinois man has been sentenced for his involvement in a healthcare fraud scheme. Terry L. Waeltermann, Jr., 30, of Mulberry Grove and Pocahontas in Bond County, and Vandalia in Fayette County, Illinois, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Benton on December 15, 2015.

Waeltermann admitted to submitting false and fraudulent bills in relation to his alleged performance of personal assistant services in the Home Services Program, a Medicaid Waiver Program designed to allow individuals to stay in their homes instead of entering a nursing home.

He admitted to falsely billing the program between April 14, 2013 and December 31, 2013, when he purportedly rendered personal assistant services to a customer when, in fact, he had not because he had moved away and forged the customer’s signature.

As a result, Waeltermann improperly billed 573 hours of services and obtained $6,660.75 in payments for services not performed.

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office of Inspector General, the Illinois State Police – Medicaid Fraud Control Bureau, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William E. Coonan.

Defendant: Terry L. Waeltermann, Jr.

Criminal Charge: Engaging in a scheme to steal from a healthcare program

City and State: Benton, Illinois

Exact Date: December 15, 2015

Sentence or Outcome: 2 years of probation with the first 4 months to be served in home confinement and to pay $6,660.75 in restitution to the Home Services Program.

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