Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) announced that the owner of a health center and one of her employees have been indicted for healthcare fraud and other related crimes for allegedly illegally performing medical procedures. Esney Davis-Sharpe, 63, of East Orange, New Jersey, and Nataliya Lushchak, 48, of Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, are both charged with one count each of conspiracy to commit healthcare claims fraud (second degree); unlicensed practice of medicine (third degree); healthcare claims fraud (second degree); and Medicaid fraud (third degree). According to documents filed in this case, in August 2023, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs referred a case regarding the unlicensed practice of medicine at Bessie Mae Women’s Health Center, a women’s and family health practice located in East Orange, New Jersey. The practice offered, among other services, obstetrics/gynecology, primary care, and family care services and was owned by Davis-Sharpe, who was not licensed to practice medicine. On May 26, 2021, Davis-Sharpe allegedly hired Lushchak as a practitioner at Bessie Mae. Davis-Sharpe and Lushchak were not licensed to practice medicine in New Jersey, yet they are alleged to have performed gynecological services on patients.