Attorney General Raoul Charges Chicago Dentist, Dental Employee in Medicaid Fraud Case

Attorney General Raoul Charges Chicago Dentist, Dental Employee in Medicaid Fraud Case

Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Chicago dentist and dental office employee with defrauding the state out of more than $100,000 in Medicaid funds. Blanca Murillo, 51, of Brookfield, Illinois, is a licensed dentist who owns Blanco Murillo DDS Inc., a dental office located at 5036 S. Archer Ave. in Chicago's Archer Heights community. Murillo - along with Jose Luis Carrillo Ibarra, 47, of Berwyn, Illinois - were each charged in Cook County Circuit Court with two counts of theft of government property, each Class X felonies punishable by up to 30 years in prison; two counts of theft, Class 1 felonies punishable by up to 15 years in prison; one count of vendor fraud, a Class 1 felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison; and one count of conspiracy, a Class 1 felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Sentences are ultimately determined by the court. Murillo and Carrillo Ibarra were both arraigned on Tuesday, and their next court date is scheduled for July 29.

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