QUINCY, MA — A woman from Quincy who has pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud through her behavioral health clinic in the past, was sentenced to three to four years in state prison on top of a previous sentence. Attorney General Maura Healey claims she billed public and private insurances for services that were never given to patients.
Nicole Kasimatis, 48, owner of Fortitude Counseling, pleaded guilty Thursday in Norfolk Superior Court to charges of larceny (3 counts), filing a false health care claim (2 counts), and Medicaid false claims (2 counts.)
Following Thursday's change of plea, Kasmatis' probation from previous cases was revoked, and she was also sentenced to two to three years in state prison to run concurrently with her three-to-four-year prison sentence
Attorney General Maura Healey's Medicaid Fraud Division began an investigation into Kasimatis' billing practices in 2019, following a referral from the Insurance Fraud Bureau and the Norfolk District Attorney's Office.
In November 2021, Kasimatis was indicted and arraigned on charges of Medicaid false claims, larceny over $1,200, and filing a false health care claim - three years after her last indictment.
Those charges claim Kasimatis billed for mental health services she did not perform, either because she was incarcerated or out of the country, Healey's office said. She also...
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