HARTFORD/GLASTONBURY, CT — A former East Hartford resident and analyst at a Glastonbury-based autism services provider has been sentenced after admitting to defrauding Connecticut's Medicaid program by billing for behavioral health services that were never provided, state prosecutors announced.
Glenroy Patterson, 49, of Jersey City, N.J., was sentenced June 4 in Hartford Superior Court to three years in prison, suspended, followed by five years of conditional discharge, according to Chief State's Attorney Patrick J. Griffin.
Patterson pleaded guilty March 6 to one count of health insurance fraud, a Class B felony.
In addition to the sentence, Superior Court Judge Michael J. Gustafson ordered Patterson not to serve as a Medicaid provider and required him to pay $102,084.17 in restitution.
According to investigators with the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State's Attorney, Patterson was a licensed board-certified behavior analyst and owner of Trading Spaces ABA LLC, an autism services provider based in Glastonbury.
The investigation found that between March 2020 and December 2021, Patterson submitted Medicaid claims for applied behavioral analysis services that were not performed.
Evidence showed the company was not meeting with clients as reported, yet claims were submitted to the Connecticut Department of Social Services for reimbursement.
Investigators determined Patterson fraudulently obtained $102,084.17 in Medicaid funds through the scheme.
Because he pleaded guilty to a program-related felony, Patterson is also subject to mandatory exclusion from certain federally funded health care programs under federal and state regulations.
The case was investigated and prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
State officials credited the Department of Social Services Office of Quality Assurance, the Connecticut Attorney General's Office and the Norwalk Police Department for assisting with the investigation.
Medicaid is jointly funded by state and federal governments and provides health coverage to low-income, elderly and disabled residents.
The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit encourages anyone with information about suspected fraud or abuse involving public health care programs to contact the agency at 860-258-5986.
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