Jariatu Jalloh, a 39-year-old Maryland resident, has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree fraud and two counts of first-degree theft for her role in defrauding the District of Columbia’s Medicaid program. The plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Daniel W. Lucas, Inspector General for the District of Columbia.
According to government evidence, Jalloh worked as a community support worker (CSW) at a Mental Health Rehabilitation Service (MHRS) provider in the District. MHRS offers services such as counseling, medication management, and crisis intervention. CSWs are tasked with helping patients improve life skills like managing medication and increasing social abilities.
Jalloh admitted that from August 2021 through July 2023, she submitted encounter notes for community support services she did not provide and overbilled for services allegedly given to Medicaid beneficiaries in the District. Several assigned Medicaid recipients reported they never received any services from Jalloh or had only brief contact with her. Despite this, Jalloh submitted documentation claiming she provided an hour or more of service—even when there was no interaction with the recipients.
As a result of this scheme, the District government and its Medicaid program paid out more than $234,500 for fraudulent claims related to community support work.
The Honorable Carmen McLean accepted Jalloh’s plea and scheduled sentencing for March 13, 2026.
The investigation was conducted by the D.C. Office of the Inspector General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Major Crimes Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Special Assistant United States Attorney Emmanuela Charles is prosecuting the case on detail from the D.C. Office of the Inspector General.
