LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ A close associate of a lobbyist who pleaded guilty in a corruption probe involving former Arkansas lawmakers has been arrested on felony charges of defrauding the state’s Medicaid program by $2.2 million.
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Friday Robin Raveendran had been arrested by her office on two felony counts of Medicaid fraud. Raveendran is a former executive vice president of Preferred Family Healthcare, a Medicaid provider. He’s accused of coordinating an effort which reimbursed the company for more than 20,000 illegally billed mental health services.
Raveendran was released from the Independence County jail on $250,000 bond. He did not immediately return a message Thursday morning.
An arrest affidavit says Raveendran worked for Rusty Cranford, a lobbyist who acknowledged a multimillion dollar bribery and embezzlement scheme earlier this month.
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