June 25, 2018

New York announced registered nurse Collins Anyanwu-Mueller has been sentenced to a year in prison for stealing over $390,000 from Medicaid. A MFCU investigation uncovered that Anyanwu-Mueller submitted false Medicaid claims for private duty nursing services that he never provided to two severely disabled Medicaid recipients. Both Medicaid recipients required around-the-clock care. Prior to sentencing, Anyanwu-Mueller paid the State of New York $25,000 and has agreed to pay the remaining $367,954 in restitution owed. NY

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