Concord Felon, With Long Rap Sheet, Now Accused Of Medicaid Fraud – Patch

CONCORD, NH — A felon from Concord, with a lengthy criminal history including dozens of warrants and arrests, was charged by state officials on Monday with Medicaid fraud.

Kirsten Porter, 30, was arrested on theft by deception, Medicaid fraud-false claims, and Medicaid fraud-false records. She was accused of claiming to live in Claremont, not Concord, in order to file false reimbursement forms, according to Michael Garrity, the director of communications for the Department of Justice.

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“Porter is alleged to have provided a false home address in Claremont, New Hampshire, on mileage reimbursement forms that she submitted to New Hampshire Medicaid’s non-emergency medical transportation broker between June 24, 2022, and Nov. 30, 2022,” he said. “By falsely claiming that she was traveling to Concord from Claremont when she was, in fact, living in Concord, Porter unlawfully obtained $9,739.62 in Medicaid funds.”

Porter was arraigned in Merrimack County Superior Court on Tuesday and released on personal recognizance. She faces between 14 and a half to 29 years in prison and $12,000 in fines.

Porter has a criminal history dating back more than 12 years, when she was a teen, according to reports on Patch and superior court records.

Back in August 2011, she was accused of dealing drugs in Concord. After nearly two years, she pleaded guilty to a single count. During the next year, she was accused of violating probation or parole six times.

In May 2013, she was accused of four controlled drug: acts prohibited counts and in October 2013, she was charged with controlled drug: acts prohibited in Concord. Porter pleaded guilty to two of the counts in January 2014.

Two and half years later, she was involved in a drug incident in Manchester, a drug possession charge in Londonderry, and a revocation charge and eight drug possession charges in Concord. In October 2017, she was charged with acts prohibited again in Hooksett.

Other charges she has been arrested on during the past 12 years include falsifying physical evidence, habitual offender, driving after revocation, and other driving violations, disobeying an officer, theft, breach of bail, and warrants.

Anyone with information about Medicaid fraud can report information to the Control Unit at 603-271-1246.

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