A therapist convicted of fraudulent billing has agreed to voluntarily surrender his license to practice in Iowa.
Court records indicate that In June of last year, the Washington Police Department was contacted about a therapist, JohnPaul Nganga of Iowa City, who was alleged to have submitted fraudulent bills for service through the Grace C. Mae Advocate Center in Washington. Police spoke to the director of the center who indicated Nganga, 43, was a therapist with the center and was credentialed to deliver telehealth therapy sessions.
The center had noticed some questionable billing practices involving Nganga, had questioned him, and Nganga had allegedly admitted to submitting false claims for payment.
The center was able to identify 63 fraudulently submitted claims for payment that were submitted between January 2022 and April 2022, for $4,814.
Nganga was charged with fraudulent practices in the second degree, a felony that carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
As part of a plea agreement with prosecutors, he agreed to plead guilty to the charge in return for a sentencing recommendation of five years’ probation; a $1,025 fine; $4,814 in restitution; forfeiture of his mental health counselor’s license for five years; and a deferred judgment that would wipe the conviction from his record after the successful completion of probation.
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