Granite Bay Residential Care Home owner, facility manager accused of Medi-Cal fraud
GRANITE BAY – The owner and facility manager of a Placer County residential care home are accused of billing Medi-Cal for services they didn't provide and receiving more than a half million dollars, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.
Federal prosecutors said the owner and the facility manager of Granite Bay Residential Care Home, which houses adults with special healthcare needs, were arrested on charges of false or fraudulent claims, conspiracy to commit false or fraudulent claims and grand theft by embezzlement.
The criminal complaint identifies the owner as Lovella Neberba Lucero and the facility manager as Ronnie Vi[inosa Neberba.
An investigation revealed that between January 2020 and September 2022, Lovella and Ronnie billed Medi-Cal for service they didn't provide and were overpaid more than $500,000, prosecutors said.
They are also accused of using the funds for personal purchases and stealing two iPhones and two Mac Book Pros that were bought with program funds, according to prosecutors.
