A Danville woman has admitted to defrauding Medicaid by claiming nearly 10,000 hours of personal care services that were never provided. Jacquelyn Farrish, aged 61, pled guilty in federal court to health care fraud after waiving her right to be indicted.
Court documents reveal that Farrish was married to A.L., a Medicaid recipient receiving Agency Directed Care Services. The couple lived together in Northern Virginia until around 2017 when Farrish relocated to Danville while A.L. remained in Northern Virginia before moving to Richmond.
In October 2018, Farrish applied for the Consumer Directed Care Program and listed A.L. as her paid personal care attendant despite his absence from Danville. From October 2018 through February 2023, she submitted fraudulent timesheets using A.L.'s information and claimed he provided services that did not occur.
The fraudulent claims amounted to 9,819 hours of unperformed services, resulting in a loss of $116,536 to Medicaid.
Acting U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Lee and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced the plea agreement. The Department of Health and Human Services-Office of the Inspector General and the Virginia Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit are investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Charlene Day and Special Assistant United States Attorney Nicole Terry are handling the prosecution.