Hartford Woman Sentenced For Stealing Medicaid Funds: Authorities

CT Division of Criminal Justice

HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford woman has been sentenced for improperly using the identity of a Medicaid recipient and using that recipient’s identification, without their knowledge, to obtain medical goods and services for herself.

A Connecticut Superior Court judge Wednesday sentenced Ebony Mayo, a42, to three years in prison, execution suspended, with five years of probation.

Along with conditions of restitution for $15,778.43, Mayo was ordered to not act as a provider in the Medicaid program and to not have contact with the victim of the identity theft.

According to authorities, she pleaded guilty in Hartford Superior Court to one count of first-degree larceny; one count of health insurance fraud; and one count of first-degree identity theft, all felonies.

An investigation by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney determined from March 2021 through October 2021, Mayo utilized the Medicaid number and personal identification of another party to acquire medical treatment and services for herself.

Officials said Mayo admitted to using the identity and Medicaid card of another person to pay for her own medical visits and medications, even though she had her own insurance, to avoid co-pays.

The investigation revealed Medicaid paid Mayo 93 claims for service amounting to a loss of $15,778.43.

The case was prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

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