Alexandria Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Medicaid Fraud

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The owner of an Alexandria business pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud and tax evasion Friday.

Lamar Taylor, 39, of Bowie, Md. owned Global Interventions, which provides behavioral health services to children. According to court documents, he had contracts with the Alexandria and Hopewell, Va. school districts and billed them for hundreds of at-risk youth sessions that did not take place.

Between April 2014 and September 2016, he fraudulently obtained $595,000 in Medicaid funds. In addition, he evaded paying personal income taxes and Global’s employment taxes from 2012 to 2015, totaling about $398,000.

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His sentencing is Oct. 26, and he could face up to 15 years in prison.

The company's website states that it addresses different behavioral aspects that could contribute to school performance and social interactions. The company currently lists George Washington Middle School T.C. Williams High School, Francis C. Hammond Middle School and Jefferson Houston School as the schools it works with.

According to a company biography, Taylor grew up as an at-risk kid and wanted to help others like himself. He started the company after working in the mental health field for a few years and playing basketball and serving in various coaching positions.

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