OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Criminal charges announced today are tied to alleged schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska.
The charges are part of the DOJ’s national health care fraud takedown. The U.S. attorney said four people were charged in Nebraska.
Angie Albert, 50, and Brent Conaway, 51, both of Oklahoma, were charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and money laundering. The charges are in connection with a scheme to bill health care benefit programs for services not rendered and to overcharge for medication, according to the release.
The U.S. attorney’s office said the false claims submitted to Medicare and Medicaid resulted in more than $975,000 in overpayments.
Phyllis Rooney, 67, of Hawaii, is charged with false statements in connection with health care services related to mental health counseling services she did not provide. The U.S. attorney’s office said it cost Nebraska Medicaid more than $92,000.
Another defendant, Cassi Wigington of Omaha, is accused of health care fraud in connection with a scheme to submit fraudulent claims to Nebraska Medicaid. Wigington is accused of billing products that patients never got, leading to the submission of fraudulent claims to Nebraska Medicaid and other insurers totaling about $445,000.
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