Man facing a new charge of Medicaid fraud 2 years after his mother died from neglect, records show

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A man accused of severely neglecting his 74-year-old mother before she died is now charged with bilking Medicaid out of more than $60,000 as he cashed healthcare provider checks, authorities said.

two years after his mother, Maria, was found deadHe is accused of falsifying his work hours when was a personal care attendant, or PCA, for his mother under the Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership program.

Salazar said Juan Huerta did not seek healthcare for his mother, despite knowing the severity of her injuries.for injury to the elderly with bodily injury by omission — a charge he was later found incompetent to stand trial for, records show.Suspect cashed checks as he worked as a truckerInvestigators said Huerta was a PCA between April 2018 and October 2021 and was employed by Primavera Primary Home Care, Inc. and Girling Community Care .

Meanwhile, he was employed by multiple trucking firms and falsified work hours while he was on the road, the affidavit states. “The information suspect provided PPHC and GCC was fraudulent and that the services were never provided,” the affidavit states. “She experienced an extraordinary level of neglect, and did not receive the personal care services that were allegedly provided.”Juan Huerta said he was in ‘financial hard times’

Juan Huerta told investigators that he worked full-time as a trucker but continued to log hours for the healthcare company because he was in ”financial hard times.”Warning: The following paragraphs contain graphic content. She had smelled of a urinary tract infection at the time, the representative reported, and she had bedsores and discolored feet.

 

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