OIG - Office of Inspector General
11/12/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/13/2026 07:09
Maryland Behavioral Health Worker Pleads Guilty to Billing D.C. Medicaid for Therapy Sessions That Never Happened
Maryland Behavioral Health Worker Pleads Guilty to Billing D.C. Medicaid for Therapy Sessions That Never Happened
WASHINGTON - Delly Shabani, 37, of Laurel, Maryland, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in connection with a scheme to bill D.C. Medicaid for mental health services that were never provided or were grossly inflated, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Shabani pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Sentencing is pending. Shabani is the sixth defendant to have been charged and the third defendant to have pleaded guilty in relation to this conspiracy.
Action Details
- Date:Nov. 12, 2026, 7:49 a.m.
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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