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Middletown woman indicted for health care fraud

HARRISBURG, Pa- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a woman from Middletown was indicted for health...
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HARRISBURG, Pa- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a woman from Middletown was indicted for health care fraud.

According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, China Scott, age 45, provided home health care services between November 2015 and January 2016 to a disabled individual through her employment at Cool Water, a health care agency located in Dauphin County.

Scott allegedly failed to notify the agency that she is an excluded person, meaning that no payment could be made by a federal health care benefit program for services provided by her due to two previous health care fraud convictions.

If found guilty Scott could face a  maximum penalty under federal law of 20 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a $250,000 fine.

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