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Barton Resident Convicted of False Pretenses

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January 30, 2025

The Attorney General’s Office announced that Katrina LaFoe, 44, of Barton, Vermont, was sentenced for misdemeanor false pretenses resulting from her role in the submission of false timesheets for payments from Vermont Medicaid. The criminal case brought against the defendant is the result of an investigation by the Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU) of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.

On January 23, 2025, Ms. LaFoe pleaded guilty, and the Court, Judge Rory Thibault presiding, sentenced Ms. LaFoe to a prison sentence of two to four months, all suspended with a three-year term of probation as a result of her prompt acceptance of responsibility. As part of her probation, Ms. LaFoe must pay restitution in the amount of $18,485 and may not assume any role in which she directs Medicaid funds.

If you suspect Medicaid fraud, contact MFRAU at https://ago.vermont.gov/medicaid-fraud-report-form.

The Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $1,332,724 for Federal fiscal year FY 2025. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $444,241 for FY 2025, is funded by the State of Vermont.

 

 

CONTACT:   Amelia Vath, Outreach and Communications Coordinator, 802-828-3171