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The defendant is charged with 18 felonies including one count of Fraud, nine counts of Medicaid Fraud, six counts of Falsification of Documents, and two counts of Identity Theft.
Source: New Mexico Department of Justice
Las Cruces, NM – Today a Doña Ana County grand jury issued an indictment against Nancy Marshall, a therapist who owns Equine Assisted Programs of Southern New Mexico (EAP) in Las Cruces, for submitting false Medicaid claims in excess of $970,000 after an investigation by the Medicaid Fraud and Elder Abuse Bureau of the New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ). The defendant is charged with 18 felonies including one count of Fraud, nine counts of Medicaid Fraud, six counts of Falsification of Documents, and two counts of Identity Theft. If convicted on all counts, the defendant could face up to 82.5 years in prison.
“Medical providers should be held accountable not only for their duties to their patients but should also be held to high standards when it comes to accurate and lawful billing,” said Attorney General Raúl Torrez. “This indictment should be a powerful signal to anyone who thinks they can take advantage of patients and taxpayers: we will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law.”
This case was brought to the attention of the NMDOJ after two key staff members terminated their employment with EAP. They expressed concerns regarding improper practices that they witnessed while employed by the defendant, while also expressing concern for the patients of EAP.
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The NMDOJ conducted a thorough investigation that included extensive cross-referencing of hundreds of individual patient records. The investigation unveiled a multitude of alleged false Medicaid claims over approximately two and a half years, including allegations that the defendant was billing for services that were never rendered, billing for treatment of children who were actually in school at the time of the alleged service and committing identity theft by utilizing the National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers of other therapists for improper billing.
Grand jury indictment: Marshal Filed GJ Indictment 1
This case was investigated by the NMDOJ’s Medicaid Fraud and Elder Abuse Bureau (MFEAB). The New Mexico MFEAB receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $3,451,202 for federal fiscal year 2025. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $1,150,401 for fiscal year 2025, is funded by the State of New Mexico.
