ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WTIC Radio)_ The Connecticut Department of Criminal Justice is accusing a New York woman of defrauding the Medicaid system in Connecticut.
Investigators allege Nicole Bologh, 52, of Rome, New York, made fake billing claims for nearly $2,760.00 between 2014 and 2016.
Bologh allegedly rendered in-home care for a disabled client who was actually admitted to either a hospital or nursing home at the time.
Bologh was employed under the Personal Care Assistance (PCA) program, which is a federal and state-funded Medicaid program that provides funds to allow disabled adults to hire assistants for daily care, thus enabling the individual to remain at home instead of being placed in a health care facility.
She was charged with first-degree larceny and health insurance fraud.
Bologh faces upwards 20 years in prison, if convicted.
