A former central Ohio couple was indicted on 12 felony charges in connection with an alleged $9.3 million Medicaid fraud scheme, according to a July 15 news release from Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson’s office.
Here are four things to know:
- A Franklin County grand jury indicted Roberta Acheampong, 39, and her husband, Godfred Owusu-Sekyere, 46, formerly of Powell, on charges of “engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, telecommunications fraud, theft, forgery, Medicaid fraud, money laundering and identity fraud.” Officials believe the couple now lives in Kenya or Ghana.
- The Ohio Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit conducted a yearslong investigation and found the couple allegedly billed Ohio’s Medicaid program for services that were never provided through One Community Mental Health, a behavioral-health clinic they owned and operated in Franklin County.
- Investigators alleged the couple billed Medicaid multiple times a week for entire refugee households without their knowledge for unnecessary mental health and therapeutic behavioral services that were never provided. The individuals also are accused of “forging documents and using the identities of translation and transportation staff members to submit fraudulent Medicaid claims.”
- Banking records showed the allegedly stolen Medicaid funds were transferred through multiple accounts and used to purchase real estate and a Porsche, the release said.
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