Head of Camden Nonprofit Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Defrauding Medicaid and Embezzling over $1.5 Million

NJ 2026 Behavioral Health
OIG Healthcare Fraud
Penalty
$1.5 million

Outcome

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Head of Camden Nonprofit Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Defrauding Medicaid and Embezzling over $1.5 Million — $1,500,000 Criminal

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CAMDEN, N.J. - The executive director of a nonprofit provider of mental health services to Camden's poorest residents was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for defrauding New Jersey Medicaid by using unqualified people to treat Medicaid recipients and taking money from the nonprofit, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.

HHS Office of Inspector General

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