LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Officials with the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas said a Little Rock psychologist has been indicted for more than $500,000 in allegedly fraudulent billing.
Officials said 48-year-old Krameelah Banks of Little Rock billed Medicare and Blue Cross for thousands of hours of psychological services she never provided. According to the indictment, she faces 23 counts of wire fraud, seven counts of making false statements in connection with health care, one count of lying to the FBI, and one count of aggravated identity theft.
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The indictment states that Banks submitted patients’ names to insurers for repeated evaluations by her company, Arkansas Behavioral Center. This included her billing for services she allegedly provided while on vacation in Florida and Mexico.
Banks also billed for as much as 24 hours of services in a single day, and in another case, 130 sessions for several patients who had long since died, officials said. When asked about the claims, she created fictitious accounts, at times recycling entries by changing only the name…