Webster transport firm admits to Medicaid theft
The owner of a Webster–based wheelchair van company that provides non-emergency medical transportation services pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding the state’s Medicaid program (MassHealth) of more than $470,000, the office of Atty. Gen. Martha Coakley announced.
Cynthia J. Keegan, 51, of Webster, and her company Keegan Enterprises LLC, which operates under the Cross Roads Trolley name, pleaded guilty in Worcester Superior Court to seven counts of larceny over $250 and seven counts of Medicaid false claims.
According to Coakley’s office, Keegan, over a five-year period, submitted more than 8,300 fraudulent transportation claims for 12 residents at two nursing facilities in West Brookfield, receiving payments totaling more than $400,000. Keegan also submitted more than 1,500 claims to MassHealth under the names of 47 deceased MassHealth members, Coakley’s office said.
“The owner of this company intentionally stole thousands of dollars from taxpayers by billing for rides that never occurred, or for people who were deceased,” Coakley said in a statement. “This coverage is meant to provide transportation services for residents who need outpatient medical care, and we cannot tolerate those who take advantage of MassHealth.”
A sentencing hearing for Keegan has been set for Aug. 21 in Worcester Superior Court.
Attempts to reach Keegan this morning were unsuccessful.
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