Katie Perham Charged with Medicaid Fraud

Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that an arrest has been made in a Medicaid Fraud investigation conducted by the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Katie Perham, age 40, of Rochester, New Hampshire has been charged by Felony Complaint with Medicaid Fraud - False Claims (class B felony), Medicaid Fraud - False Records (class B felony), and Theft By Deception (class A felony).

As alleged in the Felony Complaints, in an ongoing scheme that lasted approximately nine months, Ms. Perham, while providing in-home services for a Medicaid beneficiary residing in New Hampshire, caused falsified claims to be submitted to Medicaid for services that Ms. Perham did not provide. As alleged in the Felony Complaints, the Medicaid beneficiary was in fact receiving services directly from the state when Ms. Perham caused false claims to be submitted to New Hampshire Medicaid. As a result of Ms. Perham's submission of allegedly fraudulent documentation, she received approximately $8,279.00 in Medicaid funds to which she was not entitled.

The maximum penalty on the class A felony is 7½ to 15 years in the New Hampshire State Prison and a $4,000.00 fine. The maximum penalty on the class B felonies is 3½ to 7 years in the New Hampshire State Prison and a $4,000.00 fine.

The case was investigated by Investigators John M. Lannon and Timothy Brackett and the case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant Attorney General Charles Bucca and Attorney Rachel Hemani. 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 award totaling $1,152,492 for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2026. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $344,162 for FY 2026, is funded by the State of New Hampshire.

The charges and allegations against Ms. Perham are merely accusations, and she is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.