Phoenixville Patch: Malvern Therapist Charged with Fraud

A whistleblower alerted authorities to a Malvern woman's fraud against a Phoenixville area Devereux facility, according to Phoenixville Patch. According to the article, Roe billed the community service organization thousands of dollars for

Shannon Roe, 32, of Malvern, is free on $10,000 unsecured bail after being arraigned on several felony charges and 54 misdemeanor forgery charges stemming from incidents dating back to 2008. [...]

“Devereux determined that Roe submitted encounter forms for services she did not provide, as well as encounter forms with forged daily signatures,” the criminal complaint states.

On April 7, 2011, the special agent spoke to two parents whose children had been Roe’s clients. The agent asked a mother to review forms Roe submitted, and the woman told the agent she didn’t sign the forms or give permission for Roe to sign on her behalf. The parent told the agent Roe hadn’t seen her child for the number of times listed, either, and that on several occasions where it said therapy was rendered, the child was actually still in school.

A second mother told the agent she did sign the forms, but that they had been blank at the time she signed them.

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