A DeKalb County physician has been indicted for alleged Medicaid fraud for taking federal funds to perform elective abortions.
Andre Damian Williams was indicted on Dec. 20 on one count of Medicaid fraud for allegedly accepting $205,003 in Medicaid funds for services not rendered and for services associated with the performance of elective abortions, according to Lauren Kane, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Attorney General’s office.
From January 2009 to September 2011, Williams owned two businesses, Legacy Obstetrics and DeKalb Gynecology Associates. The primary business at DeKalb Gynecology Associates was the performance of elective abortions, Kane said in an emailed statment.
Kane noted that since 1976, the federal Hyde Amendment has prohibited the use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions and services associated with elective abortions. Elective abortions and related services also are not covered by the Georgia Medicaid program, she noted. Medicaid Fraud is punishable by one to 10 years in prison and a fine of $10,000, Kane said.
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