Crystal Hathaway-Therrien, age 31, of Bradford, Vermont, was convicted on August 5, 2014, in the Windsor Criminal Division of the Vermont Superior Court, of five misdemeanor counts of False Pretenses. The convictions stemmed from Ms. Hathaway-Therrien’s submission of false timesheets in order to obtain payment for services that were not provided to a child enrolled in the Children’s Personal Care program, a Vermont Medicaid program. Hathaway-Therrien signed and submitted the timesheets in her capacity as the employer-of-record and received the proceeds.
Hathaway-Therrien was sentenced to two-and-a-half to five years in jail, all suspended, and placed on two years of probation subject to certain conditions, including 100 hours of community service. Hathaway-Therrien was also ordered to pay $7,150 in restitution to the Vermont Medicaid program. The conviction will be referred to the federal Office of Inspector General which may exclude Ms. Hathaway-Therrien from participation as a provider in Medicaid/Medicare for 5 years.
The case was investigated and prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit within the Vermont Attorney General’s Office with assistance from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Vermont Attorney General Aug 6, 2014