Escambia County Licensed Mental Health Counselor Arrested

FL 2026 Behavioral Health
OIG Medicaid Fraud
Penalty
$22,000

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-Attorney General Pam Bondi's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Escambia County Sheriff's Office today announced the arrest of an Escambia County licensed mental health counselor for Medicaid provider fraud. Walter David Robinson, 65, is the owner of A Better Choice Supports and Services, Inc. in Pensacola. A complaint to the Attorney General's fraud hotline initiated a Medicaid fraud investigation against Robinson for allegedly stealing more than $22,000 from the Florida Medicaid program. According to the investigation, Robinson improperly billed Medicaid and failed to complete treatment of children with autism.

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