Jariatu Jalloh, a 39-year-old Maryland resident and former community support worker, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree fraud and two counts of first-degree theft for submitting fraudulent bills to the District of Columbia Medicaid program. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Daniel W. Lucas, Inspector General for the District of Columbia.
According to prosecutors, Jalloh worked for a Mental Health Rehabilitation Service (MHRS) provider in the District, which offers services such as counseling, diagnostic assessments, medication management, intensive day treatment, and crisis intervention. As a community support worker (CSW), her role included helping clients with basic life skills like managing medication and improving social skills.
Jalloh admitted that from August 2021 through July 2023 she participated in a scheme to defraud Medicaid by submitting encounter notes for services she did not provide and overbilling for those she claimed to have provided. Investigators found that several assigned Medicaid recipients reported never receiving any services from Jalloh or said their interactions lasted only minutes. Despite this, Jalloh repeatedly submitted paperwork stating she had provided an hour or more of service—even when there was no contact with beneficiaries.
Through these actions, Jalloh caused the District government’s Medicaid program to pay more than $234,500 based on false claims.
The plea was accepted by Judge Carmen McLean, who set sentencing for March 13, 2026.
“This case was investigated by the D.C. Office of the Inspector General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Major Crimes Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia,” according to the press release. “It is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Emmanuela Charles, on detail from the D.C. Office of the Inspector General.”
