A U.S based Nigerian dentist, Dr Oluwatoyin Solarin, has
pleaded guilty to defrauding the Georgia Medicaid program of nearly $1 million.
Solarin, who had offices in Doraville and Duluth, had some
employees of her Care Dental practice backdated claims for patients whose
Medicaid eligibility had expired, U.S. Attorney John Horn said.
She was also listed as the treating dentist on days she was
not in the country. The false claims were submitted from 2009 to 2013, Horn
said. Sentencing is set for Feburary 3 on charges of conspiring to commit
healthcare fraud.
Solarin used most of the $996,862.19 gained from the scheme
to buy real estate in the Atlanta area, Horn said.
As part of the plea deal, she has agreed to repay the money
and will forfeit her interest in over a dozen real estate properties.
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