Crime & Safety
Little Compton Therapist Charged in $84K Insurance Scheme
Denise Fleurant, 55, was arrested after patients and employees contacted authorities.
A Little Compton therapist was charged in lucrative insurance scheme, State Police announced Thursday.
Fifty-five-year-old Denise Fleurant, who owns Newport Psychological Services in Middletown, alleged billed Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island $83,863.88 for psychological testing that her patients never received.
State Police said 19 patients and some of Fleurant’s employees contacted authorities about the scheme.
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Fleurant faces up to 21 years in prison if she’s convicted.
It wasn’t the first time Fleurant has been in trouble with the authorities.
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In 2012, one of her doctors, Philemon Truesdale Marvell, was suspended after state health officials said he didn’t follow proper procedure for prescribing drugs.
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