Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that on January 31, 2025, Thelma “Wendy” Epps, 60, of Hartford, was sentenced to 27 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for healthcare fraud. She was also ordered to pay $1,001,058.43 in restitution to the Connecticut Medicaid program. According to court documents and statements made in court, Epps was a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (LADC) with an office in Hartford. In April 2013, she enrolled as a participating provider in the Connecticut Medicaid program along with an entity affiliated with Epps called Miracles to Destiny LLC. In July 2018, the Medicaid program suspended Epps from participating as a provider in the program based on a finding of a credible allegation of fraud. Medicaid told Epps that any attempt to circumvent her suspension by submitting claims for services performed by Epps or Miracles to Destiny LLC through other agencies or other billing numbers would result in termination of her provider agreement.
