Georgia health care fraud cases announced as part of a national enforcement action include allegations of false Medicaid billing, fake nursing credentials, and improperly billed psychiatric services.
Federal prosecutors said two Georgia men were criminally charged in separate cases tied to Medicare, Medicaid, and health care providers.
One case accuses an Atlanta doctor of billing Georgia Medicaid for thousands of services that were never performed. A separate civil case involving a Marietta mental health practice and its owner ended with a $375,000 settlement.
The Georgia Cases Were Part of a National Takedown
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia said the charges against Murrell Carnel Rutledge Jr. and Lonnie Releford were part of the Justice Department’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown…