United States and State Of Oklahoma Obtain $4.7 Million Judgment Against Behavioral Health Counseling Company and Its Ow

OK 2026 Behavioral Health
OIG False Claims
Penalty
$4.8 million

Outcome

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United States and State Of Oklahoma Obtain $4.7 Million Judgment Against Behavioral Health Counseling Company and Its Ow — $4,752,101 Settlement

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Mark A. Yancey, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, and E. Scott Pruitt, Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma, jointly announce that a judgment for $4,752,101.50 has been entered against LXE Counseling, LLC ("LXE") and Lexie Darlene George a/k/a Lexie Darlene Batchelor ("Batchelor") in a civil qui tam "whistleblower" lawsuit for submitting false claims related to behavioral health counseling to Medicaid patients in Oklahoma.

HHS Office of Inspector General

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