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Bristol, Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud I USAO-WDVA I Department of Justice 12/16/16, 11:36 AM <br />Branch was paid through two different Virginia Medicaid contractors: Public Partnerships, LLC and <br />ResCare (formerly known as Creative Family Solutions). <br />From January 2010 until September 2015, Branch, with the knowledge of Melissa Harr and Bryan Harr <br />Sr., submitted time sheets claiming Branch was providing services for Harr's disabled son when she was <br />not. In exchange for assisting Branch in getting paid for work she did not do, Branch paid the Harrs <br />approximately $200 every two weeks. Virginia Medicaid's Department of Medical Assistance Services <br />(DMAS) paid out $350,641.02 to the contractors based on these time sheets, of which $207,854.43 was <br />paid to Branch. More importantly, the Harr's disabled son did not receive the services he legitimately <br />needed pursuant to the ID waiver program, <br />The investigation of the case was conducted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Virginia Attorney <br />General's Office, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of inspector General, and <br />the Bristol Virginia Police Department. Special Assistant United States Attorney Janine M. Myatt, a <br />Virginia Assistant Attorney General, is prosecuting the case for the United States. <br />Topic(s): <br />Health Care Fraud <br />Component(s): <br />USAO - Virginia, Western <br />Updated April 12, 2017 <br />https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/bristol-virginia-man-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-commit-healthcare-fraud Page 2 of 2 <br />