The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced today that two individuals have been charged with falsely billing MassHealth’s Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program for more than $150,000 in services that were allegedly never provided. Jasmin Bryan, age 45, of Haverhill, and Victor Simard, age 42, were indicted by an Essex County Grand Jury on July 15, 2024. The Defendants were charged with one count each of Medicaid False Claims, G.L. c. 118E, § 40 and Larceny Over $1,200, G.L. c. 266, § 30(1). The AGO alleges that Bryan, a MassHealth member, and Simard, her personal care attendant, engaged in a scheme to submit claims to MassHealth for PCA services that Simard never provided to Bryan. Since September 12, 2019, Bryan has allegedly submitted timesheets to MassHealth’s fiscal intermediary reflecting that Simard has been providing services to her during times when he was incarcerated. According to jail calls between Bryan and Simard, both individuals were aware of and financially benefitted from the submission of the timesheets. The AGO estimates that MassHealth has paid more than $150,000 in claims for services that were never provided.
