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March 13, 2007
Attorney General Abbott's Investigators Arrest Houston Man for Medicaid Fraud
"The following article includes allegations as released by the government and should not be taken as truthful evidence or as any indication of guilt. As these allegations remain unanswered by the accused and unadjudicated by a court, they remain unproved and are just as likely false."
Emeke Agboh arrested in Tomball, suspected of stealing more than $200,000
HOUSTON – Investigators with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit arrested the owner of two Houston-based rehabilitation centers Thursday for defrauding the state Medicaid system of more than $200,000.
A Harris County grand jury last week indicted Emeke Agboh, 37, owner of Genesis Drug & Alcohol Rehab Center and Shiloh Mental Health Services, on two counts of felony aggregate theft by a government contractor. According to the charges, Agboh fraudulently billed Medicaid for mental health counseling and chemical dependency treatments that were never provided.
"Texans will not tolerate criminals who defraud the taxpayers," Attorney General Abbott said. "The Medicaid program is designed to provide healthcare to Texans who cannot afford it. When criminals make fraudulent Medicaid claims, they are stealing from the taxpayers and breaking the law. Thanks to an outstanding joint effort by our Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, a scam that harmed Medicaid recipients and wasted taxpayer dollars has been shut down."
Investigators with the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit arrested Agboh on March 8 in Tomball following his indictment a day earlier. According to evidence gathered by Medicaid Fraud investigators, Agboh used Genesis Drug & Alcohol Rehab Center from July 2004 through October 2004 to bill Medicaid more than $91,000 for undelivered drug treatment services. Evidence also indicated that from June 2005 through April 2006, Agboh used Shiloh Mental Health Services to bilk more than $132,000 from Medicaid for mental health counseling sessions that were not provided.
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