Bridgette White-Chase, 61, of the District of Columbia, was arraigned on a 20-count indictment with felony fraud and first-degree theft related to claims submitted to the District of Columbia’s Medicaid program. The indictment was returned by a grand jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on December 6, 2023. According to court documents, White-Chase operated Chase Counseling and Consulting Services LLC, and was licensed by DC Department of Health to provide professional counseling services. Between September 2020 and continuing through January 2023, White-Chase submitted claims to the DC Medicaid program for psychiatric services allegedly provided to District Medicaid beneficiaries. The indictment alleges that through these schemes, White-Chase caused the DC Medicaid program to pay over $263,000 for services she did not render and overpayment for services she did allegedly provide.