Zachary T. Lee Acting United States Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia
A Danville woman has been sentenced to five years of probation, including 12 months of home detention, after pleading guilty to health care fraud that resulted in more than $116,000 in losses to the Virginia Medicaid program.
Jacquelyn Farrish, 62, admitted to one count of health care fraud in February 2025. In addition to her probation and home detention sentence, she must pay $116,536 in restitution and complete 200 hours of community service.
According to court documents, Farrish was married to A.L., a Medicaid recipient who received Agency Directed Care Services. The couple lived together in Northern Virginia until around 2017 when Farrish moved to Danville while A.L. remained in Northern Virginia before later relocating to Richmond.
In October 2018, Farrish applied for services from the Consumer Directed Care Program and listed A.L. as her paid personal care attendant. Despite this claim, A.L. did not reside in Danville at any time during the period when services were allegedly provided.
Between October 2018 and February 2023, Farrish submitted fraudulent timesheets using A.L.’s personal information and claimed that nearly 10,000 hours of personal care services had been provided—services which were never rendered. This led to a total loss of $116,536 for Medicaid.
Robert N. Tracci, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced the sentencing.
The case is being investigated by the Department of Health and Human Services-Office of the Inspector General along with 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.
