A Mechanicsville-based licensed clinical social worker, Daniel Jacobsen, has agreed to pay an additional $449,014.93 to settle civil fraud claims brought by the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia. This settlement follows his conviction for criminal health care fraud.
Court documents state that between January 2017 and December 2022, Jacobsen submitted at least $335,824.31 in fraudulent reimbursement claims to Virginia Medicaid and Medicare for services not provided. The fraudulent activity included billing for more than 16 hours of services in a single day and using codes for more complex services with higher rates than those actually performed. Jacobsen also created false psychotherapy progress notes to support these claims.
Jacobsen pleaded guilty to health care fraud on October 17, 2024. On March 13, he was sentenced to three months in prison. In connection with the criminal case, he paid $316,338.31 in restitution and was ordered to pay $335,821.31 in forfeiture as well as a $100,000 fine. With the new civil settlement payment included, the total amount Jacobsen is required to pay reaches $1,201,174.55.
The resolution resulted from cooperation among the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (https://www.fbi.gov/), and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Office of the Virginia Attorney General (https://www.oag.state.va.us/programs-initiatives/medicaid-fraud-control-unit). Assistant U.S. Attorney Carla Jordan-Detamore prosecuted the criminal case; Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert McIntosh along with Virginia Assistant Attorneys General Joseph Hall, Ray Bowman, and Christopher Salerno investigated the civil matter.
According to officials: “A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Case records may be found on PACER under case number 3:24‑cr‑140.”
The authorities clarified that “the civil claims settled are allegations only; there has been no determination of civil liability.”
