Feds arrest 6 alleged fraudsters in Maine health care scandal

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday busted a Maine home health care agency that reportedly billed nearly $48 million from MaineCare.

A federal grand jury indicted South Portland’s Community Home Health Care LLC, owner Noora Abd, and five people who worked there. Authorities allege that at least $600,000 in billing was fraudulent, and all six involved individuals were arrested.

‘If, as alleged in the indictment returned last week, you steal from our health care system for your own financial gain, you too, will be shut down and brought to justice.’

Prosecutors allege that the defendants submitted fake Electronic Visit Verifications for a MaineCare member, listed as “Client 1.” MaineCare paid Community Home Health more than $600,000 for that client’s care since 2020, according to the indictment.

MaineCare later reversed