Attorney General Masto Announces Conviction of Behavioral Health Company Owner for Medicaid Fraud
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Attorney General Masto Announces Conviction of Behavioral Health Company Owner for Medicaid Fraud — $25,000 Criminal
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Las Vegas, NV - Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced that Romeeka Naytesa Richardson, 33, of Las Vegas, was sentenced today in a Medicaid fraud case involving the intentional failure to maintain adequate records to support Medicaid claims. Richardson was sentenced for one gross misdemeanor offense of intentional failure to maintain adequate records by District Court Judge Michelle Leavitt. Judge Leavitt sentenced Richardson to 150 days, suspended, performance of 80 hours of community service and payment of $25,000 in restitution, penalties, and costs.
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