Vermont Attorney General · October 27, 2026 · Primary source
New Hampshire Resident Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud
What the document says
The Vermont Attorney General's Office announced that Brian Prouty, 39, of Hinsdale, New Hampshire, a former Vermont Medicaid service provider, was sentenced on October 27, 2026, in Windsor County Superior Court on one misdemeanor count of Fraud by False Pretenses. The charge arose from Prouty's submission of false timesheets for care he purportedly provided to another individual. The investigation was conducted by the Vermont Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU). Judge Elizabeth Mann presided over the sentencing. The court imposed a deferred sentence of two years, during which Prouty will remain on probation and pay $24,376 in restitution to the Vermont Medicaid program. Prouty also waived expungement of his criminal record for five years and is barred from working as a Medicaid service provider. His conviction is eligible for dismissal upon successful completion of probation.
What this may mean
Applies to Vermont Medicaid service providers billing for personal care or similar direct-service hours. Puts fraudulent timesheet submissions at issue as a basis for criminal prosecution, restitution of $24,376, and permanent exclusion from the Medicaid provider network. State Medicaid fraud units funded under HHS grants actively investigate and prosecute such billing conduct.
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