Great Circle, a Webster Groves nonprofit behavioral health provider, admitted to making criminal false statements in claims for services that were never provided to youth in foster care. Federal and state officials announced the nonprofit agreed to several compliance measures.
Additionally, in a different civil settlement, Great Circle will pay $1,866,000. This includes $933,000 in restitution that was doubled under the False Claims Act.
“In this non-prosecution agreement, Great Circle admits falsely claiming to have provided enhanced supervision to youth at its residential treatment facility in claims for payment to the State of Missouri,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Meredith Reiter, who is leading the team that worked on the case, said. “A cascade of issues can arise from inadequate supervision, particularly for children with such intensive need for treatment and assistance.”
The non-prosecution agreement was entered into for several reasons including, the nonprofit’s past and continuing cooperation, the lack of the nonprofit’s criminal history and the $1.8 million civil settlement agreement.
Another consideration was that Great Circle provides behavioral health services to children with special needs who are in the custody of the Missouri Department of Social Services’ Children’s Division. If a criminal conviction were to end in exclusion from federal programs, it could jeopardize these services, which would affect innocent third parties.
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