Hartford Substance Abuse Counselor

CT 2026 Behavioral Health
OIG Healthcare Fraud
Penalty
$0

Outcome

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Details

Hartford Substance Abuse Counselor — Criminal

Outcome: Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Roberto Coviello, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that THELMA “WENDY” EPPS, 59, of Hartford, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to health care fraud.

HHS Office of Inspector General

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Source: Hartford Substance Abuse Counselor Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud

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