A Portland-area provider faces charges as two others are convicted in Medicaid fraud cases, officials say.
OREGON, USA — The Oregon Department of Justice announced on Monday new Medicaid fraud charges against a Portland-area behavioral health provider and reported two recent convictions in separate cases in Multnomah County.
Attorney General Dan Rayfield said the charges and convictions stem from investigations by the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which examines fraud and abuse involving the Medicaid program.
“Medicaid exists to make sure people can get the help they need — for their health, their housing, their children’s mental wellbeing,” Rayfield said in a statement. “These cases show what’s at stake when people in positions of trust choose to exploit that system for personal gain.”
Prosecutors have charged Roberto Felipe Munoz, owner of Munoz Counseling LLC, with 18 felony counts, including making false claims for health care payment, aggravated theft and aggravated identity theft.
According to the Department of Justice, investigators allege Munoz and his business submitted fraudulent claims to CareOregon between March and Aug. 15, 2025, seeking payments they were not entitled to receive. CareOregon referred the case for investigation and cooperated with authorities, officials said.
The charges are allegations, and Munoz is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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