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Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) Directors 4/15/2021 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) Directors 4/15/2021 State Director Address Telephone Email Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Alabama Bruce Lieberman 334‐242‐7327 [email protected] 501 Washington Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Alaska James "Jay" Fayette 907‐269‐5140 [email protected] 310 K Street, Suite 308 Anchorage, AK 99501 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Criminal Division Arizona Steve Duplissis Office of the Attorney General 602‐542‐3881 [email protected] 2005 N. Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004‐1592 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Arkansas Attorney General's Office Arkansas Lloyd Warford 501‐682‐1320 [email protected] 323 Center Street, Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72201 Bureau of Medi‐Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse Office of the Attorney General California Jennifer Euler California Department of Justice 916‐621‐1858 [email protected] 2329 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 200 Sacramento, CA 95833 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Colorado Department of Law Colorado Robert Booth 720‐508‐6687 [email protected] Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center 1300 Broadway, 9th Floor Denver, CO 80203 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Chief State's Attorney Connecticut Marjorie Sozanski 860‐258‐5929 [email protected] 300 Corporate Place Rocky Hill, CT 06067 1 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) Directors 4/15/2021 State Director Address Telephone Email Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Delaware Edward Black (Acting) 302‐577‐4209 [email protected] 820 N French Street, 5th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit District of Office of D.C. Inspector General LaVan Griffith 202‐727‐5065 [email protected] Columbia 717 14th St., N.W., Suite 430 Washington, DC 20005 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Florida Kathleen Von Hoene 850‐414‐3600 [email protected] PL – 01, The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Georgia Department of Law Georgia Van Pearlberg 404‐656‐5401 [email protected] 200 Piedmont Avenue S.E. West Tower, 19th Floor Atlanta, GA 30334 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Department of the Attorney General Hawaii Dawn S. Shigezawa 808‐586‐1076 [email protected] 707 Richards Street, Ste. 402 Honolulu, HI 96813 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Criminal Law Division Office of the Attorney General Idaho Eric Lewis 208‐334‐4100 [email protected] P.O. Box 83720 700 W. State Street, 4th Floor Boise, ID 83720‐0010 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Illinois State Police Illinois William Langheim 217‐306‐6296 [email protected] 801 South 7th St, Suite 500‐A Springfield, IL 62703 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Indiana Matthew Whitmire 317‐915‐5303 [email protected] 8720 Castle Creek Parkway East Drive, Suite 250 Indianapolis, IN 46250 2 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) Directors 4/15/2021 State Director Address Telephone Email Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Department of Inspections and Appeals Iowa Jeremy Ingrim 3rd Floor, Lucas State Office Building 515‐281‐7086 [email protected] 321 E 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Kansas Jackie Williams 785‐368‐8413 [email protected] 120 SW 10th Ave., 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612‐1597 Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control Office of the Attorney General Kentucky Bryan Hubbard 502‐696‐5405 [email protected] 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 200 Frankfort, KY 40601 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Louisiana Department of Justice Louisiana Jodi LeJeune 225‐326‐6202 [email protected] 1885 N. 3rd Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Healthcare Crimes Unit Office of the Maine Attorney General Maine William “Bill” R. Savage 207‐626‐8804 [email protected] 6 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Maryland William "Zak" Shirley 410‐576‐6864 [email protected] 200 St. Paul Place, 18th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Massachusetts Toby Unger 617‐963‐2033 [email protected] One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 Health Care Fraud Division Department of Attorney General Michigan David Tanay 517‐335‐7650 [email protected] 2860 Eyde Parkway East Lansing, MI 48823 3 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) Directors 4/15/2021 State Director Address Telephone Email Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Minnesota Attorney General Minnesota Kirsi L. Poupore 900 Brennan Tower 651‐757‐1299 [email protected] 445 Minnesota St. Saint Paul, MN 55101 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Mississippi Marty Miller 601‐359‐4219 [email protected] P.O. Box 56 Jackson, MS 39205 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Missouri Robert Estep 573‐751‐6358 [email protected] 221 West High Street Jefferson City, MO 65102 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Division of Criminal Investigation Montana Department of Justice Montana Loren Mardis 406‐444‐6607 [email protected] 2225 11th Avenue P.O. Box 201417 Helena, MT 59620‐1417 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Nebraska Mark Collins 402‐471‐3843 [email protected] 1221 N St., Suite 500 Lincoln, NE 68508 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Nevada Andrew Schulke 702‐486‐3218 [email protected] 555 East Washington Ave., Ste. 3900 Las Vegas, NV 89101 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General New Hampshire Thomas Worboys New Hampshire Department of Justice 603‐271‐1256 [email protected] 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301‐6397 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General New Jersey Peter Sepulveda 609‐376‐2526 [email protected] One Appollo Drive Whippany, NJ 07981 4 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) Directors 4/15/2021 State Director Address Telephone Email Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General New Mexico Constance Tatham 505‐490‐4871 [email protected] 201 Third Street NW, Suite 300 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General New York Amy Held 212‐417‐5250 [email protected] 28 Liberty Street, 13th Floor New York, NY 10005 Medicaid Investigations Division North Carolina Department of Justice North Carolina F. Edward "Eddie" Kirby 919‐881‐2320 [email protected] 5505 Creedmoor Rd., Suite 300 Raleigh, NC 27612 North Dakota Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of Attorney General North Dakota Marina Spahr 701‐328‐5532 [email protected] PO Box 2495 Bismarck, ND 58502‐2495 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of Ohio Attorney General Ohio Benjamin Karrasch 614‐466‐0516 [email protected] 150 East Gay Street, 17th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General Oklahoma Ms. Mykel Fry 405‐522‐2962 [email protected] 313 N.E. 21st Street Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Oregon Department of Justice Oregon Sheen Wu 971‐673‐1992 [email protected] 100 SW Market Street Portland, OR 97201 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General Pennsylvania Laurie A. Malone 717‐783‐1481 [email protected] 1600 Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Puerto Rico Department of Justice 787‐721‐2900 Puerto Rico Luis Freire [email protected] PO Box 9020192 x 1568 San Juan, PR 00919 5 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) Directors 4/15/2021 State Director Address Telephone Email Medicaid Fraud Control and Patient Abuse Unit Office of the Attorney General 401‐274‐4400 Rhode Island James F. Dube [email protected] 150 S Main Street x 2410 Providence, RI 02903 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General South Carolina Stephanie Goddard 803‐734‐3660 [email protected] PO Box 11549 Columbia, SC 29211‐1549 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General South Dakota Paul Cremer 605‐773‐4102 [email protected] 1302 E. Hwy 14, Suite 4 Pierre, SD 57501‐8504 Medicaid Fraud Control Division Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Tennessee Mike Cox 615‐744‐4316 [email protected] 901 R.S. Gass Boulevard Nashville, TN 37216‐2639 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Texas Stormy Kelly 512‐371‐4767 [email protected] 6330 E Highway 290, Suite 250 Austin, TX 78723 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit VI Department of Justice US Virgin Islands Julita DeLeon 34‐38 Kronprindsens Gade 340‐474‐2464 [email protected] GERS Building, 2nd Floor St. Thomas, VI 00802 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Utah Kaye Lynn Wooton 801‐281‐1255 [email protected] 5272 College Drive, Suite 300 Salt Lake City, UT 84123 Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit Office of the Vermont Attorney General Vermont Betsy Anderson 802‐828‐5514 [email protected] 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609‐1001 6 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) Directors 4/15/2021 State Director Address Telephone Email Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the Attorney General Virginia Randall L. Clouse 804‐692‐0171 [email protected] 202 North 9th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Washington Office of the Attorney General Washington Larissa Payne 360‐586‐8880 [email protected] P.O. Box 40114 Olympia, WA 98504‐0114 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Office of the West Virginia Attorney General West Virginia Michael Malone 304‐558‐1858 [email protected] 408 Leon Sullivan Way Charleston, WV 25301 Medicaid Fraud Control and Elder Abuse Unit Wisconsin Department of Justice Wisconsin Katie Wilson 608‐224‐9690 [email protected] 17 W.
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