A Connecticut woman who worked as a personal care assistant has been arrested after allegedly billing Medicaid for services totaling more than $13,000 while her client lived outside of the United States.

Carmen Berroa, 61, of Waterbury was taken into custody on Oct. 31 by inspectors from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney and charged with first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and health insurance fraud, according to the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice . Both charges are Class B felonies and punishable by up to 20 years in prison, the DCJ said.

According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Berroa was enrolled as a personal care assistant for a recipient in the Adult Family Living program in October 2023.

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