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South Portland Home-Health Agency Charged in $600,000 MaineCare Fraud Scheme
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Core Event
Six United States citizens—owner Noora Abd and employees Faysal Kalayaf Manahe, Adel Al Rashid, Sura Almohammed, Ethar Alyaseen and Mohammed Alkhalaf—were arrested on Tuesday on charges of conspiracy to commit health-care fraud. Prosecutors allege that the South Portland personal-care agency Community Home Health Care LLC submitted false electronic visit verification (EVV) records to MaineCare, the state Medicaid program, for services that were never rendered. The indictment says the scheme began in 2020 and continued through August 2026, resulting in more than $600,000 in payments to the agency, of which about $35,000 were later reversed.
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How the Scheme Operated
MaineCare requires agencies to use an EVV system that logs the date, time, location, worker and type of service before a claim is paid. According to the indictment, Alkhalaf used coworkers’ login credentials to create fictitious records, while the other defendants shared EVV usernames and passwords to generate the false claims. Alkhalaf is also charged with making a false statement to the FBI after telling an agent on June 23 that he had not logged hours for anyone other than himself. Abd and Manahe face additional obstruction charges for allegedly urging a witness to provide false information.
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Official Statements & Responses
U.S. Attorney Andrew B. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey** emphasized the lengthy investigative effort required to build such cases and stressed that federal and state officials are continuously working to protect public dollars for the intended beneficiaries.
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Verbatim Quote
“I hope today’s announcement serves as an important reminder that federal and state officials are working continuously to protect public dollars for the intended beneficiaries,” — General Aaron Frey, maine attorney
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Potential Penalties
If convicted of health-care fraud conspiracy, each defendant faces up to 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or twice the total loss from the fraudulent claims, and up to three years of supervised release.