Article - June 27, 2008 - WBBH

Two Southwest Florida residents arrested for Medicaid fraud

Tallahassee: Two South Florida residents were arrested Friday morning by law enforcement officers with the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for Medicaid fraud and grand theft.

Timothy Timmer, 42, 15340 Latitude Drive, Bonita Springs, an independent Medicaid provider, and his employee, Lisa Lewis, 2296 Clipper Way, Naples, allegedly billed the Florida Medicaid program for $40,000 worth of services they never provided.

Timmer and Lewis were each charged with three counts of Medicaid fraud, one count of second-degree theft and two counts of third-degree grand theft.Timmer is the owner and operator of Collier Connections, a service  provider for the developmentally disabled. The Attorney General’s investigation revealed that Timmer billed the Medicaid  program for patient services even though he was working for another employer at the time he claimed to be providing services.

The investigation also revealed that Lewis signed activity logs indicating she was providing recipients with in-home services even though she was simultaneously working for another employer.

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