A pair of Sun Valley residents has been indicted by a grand jury on 69 felony charges, including Medicaid fraud and identity theft.
In addition to Medicaid fraud, 55-year-old Lawrence Carter and 61-year-old Leasa Carter face charges including racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, perjury, theft, identity theft of older persons, and identity theft of five or more persons, according to a release from the Nevada Attorney General's Office.
In all, a 70-count indictment was filed against the suspects.
The indictment alleges that the defendants fraudulently obtained at least $2 million from Nevada Medicaid through a structured and coordinated scheme operating over several years.
The charges describe the use of multiple umbrella companies through which the defendants allegedly concealed their ownership and control, submitted false provider enrollment applications, submitted false claims for services not rendered, and misused the identities of other individuals, including older victims, to facilitate the alleged fraud.
Investigation into the defendants began after the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit got information regarding the involvement of Lawrence and Leasa Carter with various Medicaid provider companies in Nevada.
The involvement of the Carters in Medicaid contracted businesses was problematic due to the Carters’ previous history with Nevada Medicaid, which included getting terminated and excluded as providers in Nevada, the AG's Office release said.
