Zachary T. Lee Acting United States Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
A Danville woman has admitted to defrauding Medicaid of over $116,000 by falsely claiming nearly 10,000 hours of personal care services from her estranged husband. Jacquelyn Farrish, 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. While the couple initially lived together in Northern Virginia, Farrish moved to Danville around 2017, and A.L. later relocated to Richmond.
In October 2018, Farrish applied for the Consumer Directed Care Program, naming 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 for services never provided.
The scheme resulted in a total loss of $116,536 to Medicaid due to claims for 9,819 hours of non-existent services.
"Acting U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Lee and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares made the announcement."
The case is under investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services-Office of the Inspector General and the Virginia Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
"Assistant U.S. Attorney Charlene Day and Special Assistant United States Attorney and Assistant Attorney General Nicole Terry are prosecuting the case."
