Toms River Man Accused Of Billing Medicaid For Services Not Performed

TRENTON, NJ — A Toms River man is among 455 people who have been charged in a nationwide Medicaid fraud bust announced by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Michael Servon, 43, has been charged in a federal indictment with health care claims fraud, Medicaid fraud, and theft by deception in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicaid by billing for services not rendered under the Personal Preference Program, authorities said.

Servon worked for the Personal Preference Program for Public Partnerships LLC, authorities said, and billed $2,688 for services not rendered to a Medicaid beneficiary while the beneficiary was hospitalized and later died, federal authorities said.

According to the indictment, he "knowingly submitted five or more fraudulent timesheets to the New Jersey Medical Assistance and Health Services Program, through Public Partnerships, LLC, for reimbursement for health care services purportedly rendered to (the Medicaid beneficiary)" between Dec. 10, 2024, and Jan. 10, 2025.

Public Partnerships LLC paid Servon a total of $1,504 during this time, authorities said.

Servon is among 455 people charged in the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, including 90 doctors and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes involving over $6.5 billion in false claims and significant patient harm, including death, the Justice Department said.

The investigation included cooperation among federal, state, and international authorities, with cases in 56 federal districts and 45 U.S. states and territories, with 50 state Medicaid Fraud Control Units participating.

"The Takedown involves the cutting-edge use of data analytics to target the worst actors; the seizure of over $182 million in cash, luxury vehicles, jewelry, and other assets; and full-spectrum accountability for all criminal actors from doctors' offices to corporate boardrooms," the Justice Department said.