- July 14, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Published: 7/13/2021 8:22:20 PM
Modified: 7/13/2021 8:22:25 PM
CONCORD — A 72-year-old Grantham man has been ordered to pay $1 million in restitution after he was convicted of Medicaid fraud Tuesday, according to a news release from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.
Richard Wennerberg pleaded guilty to two counts of felony Medicaid fraud during a hearing in Merrimack County Superior Court Tuesday, the release said. A judge sentenced him to 12 months in prison, with a recommendation for administrative home confinement, and ordered him to pay the restitution.
The news follows an investigation the Attorney General’s office conducted into Wennerberg’s business, Alternative Care @ Home LLC, which is registered out of Hopkinton and provides licensed personal care services to Medicaid patients at their home. According to investigators, between 2015 and 2018 Wennerberg submitted claims for reimbursement…
