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Man Charged With Medicaid Fraud

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By VALERIE KALFRIN | The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 19, 2007

TAMPA - The state attorney general has filed Medicaid-fraud charges against a man who worked for a company providing in-home support for developmentally disabled people.

Jail records show Theodore Gaines Hartzog Jr., 47, is unemployed. He was arrested this morning on felony third-degree grand theft charges and released from a Hillsborough County jail on $2,000 bail.

According to the attorney general's office, Hartzog had been employed by We Care Inc. when he obtained $41,000 in Medicaid reimbursements for health care services he did not provide.

Hartzog submitted falsified records to be reimbursed, authorities said. Investigators think he falsified at least 48 claims on behalf of one Medicaid recipient, who denied receiving his services.

Public records show Tampa police arrested Hartzog in April while he was employed at We Care Inc. Police charged him with felony exploitation of a disabled adult, felony grand theft and felony fraudulent use of a credit card.

Hartzog has pleaded not guilty to those charges. The court case is continuing.

Reporter Valerie Kalfrin can be reached at (813) 259-7800 or vkalfrin@tampatrib.com.

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