Theresa Ambrose of Springfield, Vermont, was convicted on March 16, 2015, in Vermont Superior Court, Windsor Criminal Division, of two misdemeanor counts of False Pretenses. The convictions stemmed from Ambrose’s submission of false timesheets in order to obtain payment for services that she did not provide while she was employed as a home-based health care worker under the Choices for Care program, a Vermont Medicaid program.
Ambrose was sentenced to 12 to 24 months in jail, all suspended, and placed on 24 months of probation subject to standard conditions, and the additional conditions that she complete 40 hours of community service and not work as a care provider under any Vermont Medicaid waiver program. Ambrose was also ordered to pay $4,841 in restitution to Vermont Medicaid.
The case was investigated and prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit within the Vermont Attorney General’s Office.
Source: VermontAttorney General.Mar 24, 2015