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Two Charged with Defrauding Connecticut’s Medicaid Program

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Roberto Coviello, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General; and Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin today announced that RAMON APELLANIZ, also known as “Kristopher Rockefeller” and “Kris,” 39, of Middletown, and SUHAIL APONTE, 38, of Wethersfield, were arrested yesterday on federal criminal complaints charging each with health care fraud offenses stemming from an alleged scheme that defrauded Connecticut’s Medicaid program.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:January 17, 2025
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions