A Hamilton man is among nine Medicaid providers indicted for allegedly stealing from the government health care program.
Ohio’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit received an anonymous tip regarding 40-year-old Jai Dhungel’s alleged fraudulent billing. Investigators learned he billed Medicaid for services not rendered, including a 20-day period in which he only visited a client once. The total billed was more than $120,000.
Investigators said Dhungel admitted to fraud when speaking with investigators. He was indicted on Feb. 10 in Franklin County Common Pleas Court for Medicaid fraud, a fourth-degree felony…