Operator of home health care company sentenced to 12 years in prison for multimillion dollar health care fraud scheme

Operator of home health care company sentenced to 12 years in prison for multimillion dollar health care fraud scheme
DOJ press release; 1/23/25
[Massachusetts] Faith Newton, 56, was sentenced... to 12 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. Newton was also ordered to pay a fine of $250,000 and restitution in the amount of $99,734,517. In July 2024, Newton was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, one count of health care fraud and three counts of money laundering. The jury found the defendant not guilty on one count of money laundering conspiracy... “Ms. Newton used the home health care agency she operated to perpetrate a massive, years-long fraud scheme that siphoned over $100 million from a program designed to support our most vulnerable residents."