Owner of Facility for Intellectually Disabled Adults Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of the East Hills neighborhood of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to health care fraud, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

Kelley Oliver-Hollis, 61, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge William S. Stickman IV. Through her plea, Oliver-Hollis also acknowledged responsibility for 39 other counts with which she was charged by Superseding Indictment in August 2025, including making false statements relating to health care matters, concealment of material facts related to health care matters, money laundering, and misuse of Social Security benefits by a representative payee (read the Superseding Indictment news release here).

In connection with the guilty plea, the Court was advised that Oliver-Hollis was an enrolled Medicaid provider operating as Serenitycare LLC in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, under the state's Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Program, through which the defendant housed and was to have provided services to several intellectually disabled adults, including staffing the homes with adequate workers to care for the residents. Program records demonstrated that, between 2018 and 2023, Oliver-Hollis failed to sufficiently staff the homes according to the requirements of the program, and instead regularly submitted weekly claims for HCBS benefits falsely representing proper staffing of the homes. Additionally, Oliver-Hollis allowed the homes to fall into a state of disrepair, resulting in multiple citations for unsanitary and unsafe living conditions for the residents.

Judge Stickman scheduled sentencing for February 10, 2026. The law provides for a maximum total sentence of up to10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both. Under the federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant United States Attorneys Gregory C. Melucci and Brendan J. McKenna are prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, Department of Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, Social Security Administration-Office of the Inspector General, and U.S. Department of Labor-Office of Inspector General conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Oliver-Hollis.

The United States Attorney's Office's efforts to combat healthcare fraud are frequently made possible by tips from the community. To report suspected fraud, please contact the FBI's healthcare fraud tipline at [email protected] or the Department of Health and Human Services at 1-800-HHS-TIPS.