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Business ProfileforCornerstone Community Mental Health Services
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UPDATE As of August 15, 2022:
Johanna Courts was found guilty of Medicaid Provider Fraud and Grand Theft 10K-20K.
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As of March 11, 2022:
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Broward Sheriff’s Office today arrested Andrew James Jones and Johanna Courts for falsely billing the Florida Medicaid program for services not rendered. Jones and Courts are the owner and chief operating officer of Cornerstone Community Mental Health Services. An investigation by MFCU revealed that the duo defrauded the Medicaid program out of more than $148,000.
According to the investigation, Jones and Courts
formed and operated CCMHS, a company authorized to provide to Medicaid
recipients—under the age of 21—specialized therapeutic services that
included comprehensive behavioral health assessments, specialized
therapeutic foster care and therapeutic group home services. CCMHS
purported to serve patients with mental health, substance use and
co-occurring disorders. The investigation disclosed that Jones and
Courts submitted falsified claims for services not rendered to Medicaid
recipients and received payment from the Florida Medicaid program for
those falsified claims—amounting to $148,211.80 collected in a six-month
period.
The investigation also revealed that
Jones and Courts used the large deposits from Medicaid for payroll,
personal expenses, mortgage payments and withdrawals at the Hard Rock
Casino.
Both Jones and Courts are charged with
one count of Medicaid provider fraud, a first-degree felony, and grand
theft, a first-degree felony. Each defendant faces up to 60 years in
prison, if convicted. This case is being prosecuted by Attorney General
Moody's Office of Statewide Prosecution.
LINK: http://www.myfloridalegal.com/newsrel.nsf/newsreleases/72974AD4C2A365AD8525880200693A9F?Open&
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- Location of This Business
- 612 NW 6th St, Pompano Beach, FL 33060
- BBB File Opened:
- 3/14/2022
- Alternate Business Name
- CCMHS
- Business Management
- Andrew James Jones, Executive Director
- Johanna Lee Courts, Owner
- Contact Information
Principal
- Andrew James Jones, Executive Director
- Johanna Lee Courts, Owner
Customer Contact
- Andrew James Jones, Executive Director
- Johanna Lee Courts, Owner
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