Tucker Bean Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud, Theft

Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Tucker Bean, age 32, has been convicted and sentenced on a class A felony charge of Theft by Deception and class B felony charges of Medicaid Fraud - False Claims and Medicaid Fraud - False Records.

Bean pleaded guilty in Merrimack County Superior Court to conspiring with Felisha Cunningham to file false Medicaid claims, resulting in the theft of $17,749.54 in Medicaid funds. Between April 2023 and January 2024, Bean participated in submitting fraudulent mileage reimbursement requests through the Family and Friends Mileage Reimbursement Program for non-emergency medical transportation.

Bean falsely claimed to reside in North Conway and to travel over 60 miles each way to medical appointments in Franklin. Simultaneously, Cunningham claimed to live in Plymouth and to travel approximately 25 miles to the same facility. The pair actually lived together during this period, primarily in the Franklin/Tilton area, including several months in an apartment located just half a mile from the treatment center.

The Court sentenced Bean to 12 months in the Merrimack County House of Corrections on the Medicaid Fraud - False Claims charge, with six months suspended for five years, contingent on good behavior and compliance with the terms of the sentence. He was also sentenced to three years of probation. On the Medicaid Fraud - False Records charge, Bean received an additional 12-month sentence to run consecutively. He is also required to meaningfully participate in and complete the Merrimack County SOAR Program. For the Theft by Deception charge, Bean was sentenced to a fully suspended 2-to-4-year term in the New Hampshire State Prison. This sentence will run consecutively if imposed and is suspended for five years, conditioned on good behavior, compliance, and payment of restitution-jointly and severally with Cunningham. Bean is also prohibited from participating in the Family and Friends Mileage Reimbursement Program.

Financial Investigator Timothy Brackett and Investigator John Lannon of the New Hampshire Department of Justice's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit led the investigation, with assistance from the Conway, Franklin, and Tilton Police Departments, as well as New Hampshire Probation and Parole. The case was prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigates and prosecutes fraud by healthcare providers who treat Medicaid beneficiaries. Healthcare providers include, but are not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, doctors, dentists, pharmacies, ambulance companies, and anyone else who is paid for providing healthcare services to Medicaid beneficiaries. If you would like to report a case of provider fraud, please contact the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at (603) 271-1246.

The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant totaling $1,032,556 for Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $344,185 for FY 2025, is funded by the State of New Hampshire.