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Attorney General Brown Announces Guilty Pleas of Three Individuals to Over $3.6 Million in Medicaid Fraud — $3,600,000 Criminal

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BALTIMORE, MD (May 19, 2025) – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that three individuals have pleaded guilty to defrauding the Maryland Medicaid program of over $3.6 million through behavioral health companies in Baltimore, Maryland. On February 25, 2025, Tasha S. Saunders, 44, of Parkville, Maryland pleaded guilty to two counts of defrauding the Maryland Medicaid program of more than $3.6 million by billing for mental health services that were never provided. Robert Higgins later pleaded guilty to two counts of Medicaid fraud related to his role in operating the two behavioral health companies with Saunders and agreed to pay back $341,900. Tamyra Jordan, 24, Saunders’ daughter pleaded guilty to defrauding the Medicaid program of $298,000. Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provides healthcare benefits to low-income individuals.

Read more on www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov

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