A former Connecticut nurse faces federal charges for allegedly defrauding the Medicaid program, submitting more than 15,000 claims and receiving payments totaling more than $1.3 million.
Marisol Rodriguez, also known as Marisol Colon, 49, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, was arrested Thursday on a federal criminal complaint charging her with health care fraud and making false statements relating to health care matters, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. She was released on $100,000 bond following an appearance in federal court in Hartford.
According to federal officials, Rodriguez formerly resided in Newington and worked as an advanced practice registered nurse. She has been accused of submitting fraudulent claims against the Medicaid program for medication management services that were allegedly never delivered.
Authorities allege that Rodriguez would sometimes continue submitting claims for a patient for months or even years after the patient had stopped seeing her. Officials also said the alleged claims were submitted at times when she was working full time at a different employer and, after being fired, while she collected unemployment benefits. Some of the patients who were the subject of the claims were hospitalized, in prison or had died, officials allege.
In total, authorities said they believe more than 15,000 Medicaid claims were submitted by Rodriguez between January 2022 and August 2025, totaling more than $1.35 million that was...
A former Connecticut nurse faces federal charges for allegedly defrauding the Medicaid program, submitting more than 15,000 claims and receiving payments totaling more than $1.3 million. Marisol R...