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(Rocky Hill, CT) - A New Canaan man was arrested today and charged with submitting fraudulent claims to Medicaid for services that were not rendered.
Andrew R. Golden, age 55, of Avalon Drive East, New Canaan, was arrested today by Inspectors from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State's Attorney and charged with one count each of Larceny in the First Degree By Defrauding A Public Community in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-122(a)(3), and Health Insurance Fraud in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-442.
According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Golden is a licensed professional counselor, listed as an individual practitioner and 100% owner of his Stamford practice. Between January 2020 and July 2022, Golden billed for behavioral health counseling sessions that were not rendered. Evidence acquired during the investigation showed Golden was not meeting with clients as reported. However, he was submitting claims to the Department of Social Services for payment. The investigation concluded that Golden fraudulently billed Medicaid and received an amount of $80,328.19 in Medicaid payments he was not entitled to receive.
The money profited by Golden in the amount of $80,328.19 constitutes the crime of Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community. The submission of claims to the Department of Social Services by...
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