A Cranberry woman is facing up to a decade in prison for her role in a large conspiracy to defraud Pennsylvania’s Medicaid Program.
53-year-old Arlinda Moriarty entered a guilty plea in federal court last week to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, engaging in a scheme to conceal material facts in a health care matter, and aggravated identity theft.
Prosecutors say between January 2011 and April 2017, Moriarty and 15 other defendants arranged for more than $87 million in Medicaid payments through three different entities for fraudulent claims for services that were never provided.
Moriarty agreed to pay restitution in an amount of $8.7 million. Sentencing will take place in September.