RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four Virginians have pleaded guilty to charges related to a healthcare fraud scheme which reportedly resulted in the loss of nearly $1 million by the Virginia Medicaid Program.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 43-year-old Jamahl Rennelle Burch of Hampton, also known as Jarod of Jerrod Burch, and three coconspirators knowingly defrauded Medicare for at least $936,950.70 over eight years.
The Virginia Medicaid Program provides medical assistance to eligible people, partly by reimbursing certain personal and respite care services provided by personal care attendants.
According to court documents, from 2015 until at least 2023, Burch arranged for Medicare recipients to sign up for reimbursed care services and his coconspirators personal care attendants.
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The coconspirators, using the personal information of the Medicare recipients, then created fake timesheets which showed thousands of hours of services which did not take place, submitting the fraudulent timesheets to Medicare for reimbursement.