Barton Woman Charged with Medicaid Fraud

The Attorney General's Office announced that Katrina LaFoe, 44, of Barton, Vermont, was arraigned in Orleans County on three counts of felony Medicaid Fraud. The charges brought against Ms. LaFoe are the result of an investigation conducted by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU) and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which found that Ms. LaFoe had impermissibly billed Medicaid for services allegedly provided by another, defrauding Vermont Medicaid of over $18,000 in public health care funds.

Ms. LaFoe pleaded not guilty at the arraignment today in Vermont Superior Court, Orleans Criminal Division. The Court, Judge Benjamin Battles presiding, ordered conditions of release requiring Ms. LaFoe to maintain contact with the Court and counsel and to attend all further proceedings.

If you suspect someone of abusing the Vermont Medicaid program, please contact Vermont Adult Protective Services by calling 800-564-1612 and MFRAU at https://ago.vermont.gov/medicaid-fraud-report-form.

The Attorney General's Office emphasizes that individuals charged with a crime are legally presumed innocent until their guilt is proven beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $1,332,724 for Federal fiscal year FY 2025. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $444,241 for FY 2025, is funded by the State of Vermont.

CONTACT: Amelia Vath, Outreach and Communications Coordinator, 802-828-3171