WOBURN — A Lowell man has been found guilty and sentenced to two years in a House of Correction for his role in a scheme to submit false claims to MassHealth for Personal Care Attendant (PCA) services that were not rendered, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.
On Monday, a Middlesex Superior Court jury found Abdinafa Maow, 28, of Lowell, guilty of Medicaid False Claims and Larceny by False Pretenses over $1200 (1 count). Yesterday, Middlesex Superior Court Judge Cathleen Campbell sentenced Maow to two years in a House of Correction, with one year to serve, and three years of probation following his time served. Conditions of probation include $112,000 in restitution and a requirement that he not be a MassHealth provider or otherwise provide health services to people with disabilities.
Maow was indicted in October 2020 as part of a coordinated sweep charging seven individuals in PCA fraud cases. The AG’s Office alleged that, from 2015 to May of 2020, Maow and his PCA client, a relative, participated in a scheme to falsely submit timesheets for PCA services that were not actually rendered to the patient. According to the AG’s Office, Maow was billing and getting paid for PCA hours purportedly provided during times when he was working at a secondary employer or while he or the patient were traveling or residing out of the country separately for long periods of time. During Maow’s trial, the AG’s Office presented evidence that Maow caused more than $112,000 in...
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