Gary Woman Ordered To Pay $195,622 in Restitution

HAMMOND – Charlotte Hunter, 69 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced, on April 2, 2019, by District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on her plea of guilty to health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.

Hunter was sentenced to time served followed by 2 years supervised release and ordered to pay $195,622.09 in restitution. 

According to court documents, Hunter and her co-defendant billed Indiana Medicaid for services not rendered, inflating mileage for trips from Northwest Indiana to Indianapolis by approximately 100 miles per trip. 

This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General in coordination with the Indiana Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and handled by Assistant United States Attorney Diane L. Berkowitz.

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