Carlsbad mental health center workers face fraud charges
Four employees of a defunct Carlsbad mental health center are facing Medicaid fraud charges after a statewide investigation, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Tuesday.
In a statement, Balderas said he filed criminal complaints in Eddy County Magistrate Court against Michael Stoll, Noel Clark, Darrill Woodfield and John Bain — all former top personnel at the Carlsbad Mental Health Center.
Each was charged with eight counts of Medicaid fraud under the Medicaid Fraud Act, one count of conspiracy and one count of fraud involving non-Medicaid funds.
Also charged was the Carlsbad Mental Health Center as a corporation, which can still face criminal charges even though it is no longer providing services, the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office said.
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