CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte man was charged with stealing the identities of Medicaid recipients with developmental disabilities in a fraud scheme involving at least $2 million, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court.
Federal prosecutors charged Eric Mitchell with healthcare fraud and money laundering.
Mitchell ran Angelic Community and Family Services between 2007 and 2009 and helped run another unnamed company, according to court documents filed Friday.
Mitchell used beneficiary information from the now-defunct Angelic to submit fraudulent claims to Medicaid, prosecutors said.
He used funds "to support his motorsports business and hobby," according to documents.
Channel 9 reporter Blake Hasnon knocked on the door of his residence Monday and a woman who identified herself as Mitchell's wife answered.
She declined commenting in-depth, but said she did not believe Mitchell would want to talk about the case with the media.
A neighbor, who only saw Mitchell in passing, was upset after hearing the allegations.
"I never had any idea something like that was going on," he said.
The documents do not outline how many clients were affected by the scheme.
Court records said a plea agreement has been reached in the case.
Mitchell has not appeared in court.
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