Williamstown Counselor Charged with Medicaid Fraud

The Attorney General's Office announced that licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor Johan Green, 53, of Williamstown, Vermont, was arraigned on 11 counts of felony Medicaid Fraud. The charges brought against Mr. Green are the result of an investigation conducted by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU), which found that Mr. Green had falsely billed Medicaid for services that he did not provide, defrauding Vermont Medicaid of over $70,000 in public health care funds.

Mr. Green pleaded not guilty at the arraignment today in Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Criminal Division. The Court, Judge Kevin Griffin presiding, ordered conditions of release requiring Mr. Green 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.

MFRAU receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $1,229,616 for Federal fiscal year 2024. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $409,870 for FFY 2024, is funded by the State of Vermont.

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