Valdosta dentist Dr. Stanley B. Marable, 55, has admitted to one count of Health Care Fraud after years of billing Medicaid for tooth extractions he never performed. In a packed U.S. District Courtroom in Valdosta, Georgia, Marable pleaded guilty to orchestrating a scheme that defrauded the Georgia Medicaid program of more than $789,000 between January 2011 and September 30, 2013.
According to court documents, Marable submitted 3,145 false claims for dental extractions, many of which were never carried out. Investigators discovered patients who had no record of extractions—and some who weren’t even aware they had visited a dentist. One patient, auditors confirmed, had never met Dr. Marable and had no teeth removed. The fraud came to light during a 2012 audit prompted by the Georgia Department of Community Health, Division of Medical Assistance (DCH), and conducted by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts (DOOA).
Further probe by the Georgia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit exposed a deliberate pattern of deception. Marable collected payments for procedures that never occurred, enriching himself at the expense of a program funded by taxpayers. The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, G.F. Peterman, III, slammed Marable’s actions as a betrayal of public trust. “Dr. Marable violated not only the trust placed in him as a practitioner of the healing arts, he blatantly lied to and stole from the tax paying public solely for his personal enrichment,” Peterman stated.
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens echoed the condemnation. “Dr. Marable’s actions are inexcusable and clearly warranted the actions taken,” Olens said. “My office continues to combat Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse through prosecutions like these.” The case exemplifies aggressive collaboration between state and federal agencies determined to root out corruption in public health programs.
Under the terms of his plea agreement, Marable must pay $789,841.00 in restitution to the Georgia Medicaid Program. He now faces a maximum sentence of ten years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release. Sentencing is scheduled for February 8, 2017.
The investigation was led by the Georgia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Georgia Department of Community Health – Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sonja Profit and Tamara Jarrett, alongside Georgia Assistant Attorney General James Mooney, handled the prosecution. For more information, contact Pamela Lightsey, Public Affairs Specialist, United States Attorney’s Office, at (478) 621-2603.
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Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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