A Connecticut woman has been arrested and charged with submitting fraudulent claims to Medicaid. Ivette Betancourt, age 60, of Wethersfield, was arrested on October 22, 2025, by Inspectors from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney and charged with one count of Larceny in the First Degree By Defrauding A Public Community, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-122(a)(3), and one count of Health Insurance Fraud, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-442. Betancourt is a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist enrolled as a provider in the Connecticut Medicaid Program. The arrest warrant affidavit reports that between October 2020 and June 2025, Betancourt billed Medicaid for therapy sessions that did not take place. Inspectors interviewed and/or reviewed patient records for 38 out of Betancourt’s 138 Medicaid patients and found numerous claims for counseling sessions that were not performed. Betancourt submitted claims to Medicaid for these unrendered sessions and as a result of her fraudulent billings, she received $141,087.35 in Medicaid payments she was not entitled to.