Key Takeaways
- • Latricia Hires, 23, of Bridgehampton, was arrested and arraigned in Riverhead on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.
- • Hires allegedly kept billing Medicaid for more than $5,000 after her employment was terminated on October 17, 2025.
- • Prosecutors say she logged into the fiscal intermediary's application, impersonated two disabled residents, and approved her own false hours.
- • She faces third-degree grand larceny, first-degree identity theft, third-degree healthcare fraud, and petit larceny charges, and is already serving a sentence for unrelated offenses.
- • Her next court date is set for Tuesday, October 27.
Summary
Suffolk County prosecutors have charged a Long Island home health aide with stealing more than $5,000 from Medicaid after her employment was terminated. Latricia Hires, 23, of Bridgehampton, was arrested and arraigned in Riverhead on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said.
According to investigators, Hires began work in September 2025 as an aide for two residents at L'Arche - Long Island, a residential facility in Riverhead for people with intellectual disabilities. Her employment ended on October 17, 2025, but she allegedly continued submitting billing to Public Partnerships LLC, the fiscal intermediary for Medicaid, for more than $5,000. Prosecutors allege she then logged into the company's application, impersonated the disabled residents, and approved her own false hours.
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said, 'People with intellectual disabilities and their families deserve caregivers they can trust. This defendant allegedly exploited that trust for her own financial gain.' Hires was charged with third-degree grand larceny, first-degree identity theft, third-degree healthcare fraud, and petit larceny. She was already serving a sentence for unrelated offenses and was returned to the custody of the Suffolk County Sheriff after arraignment. Her next court date is Tuesday, October 27.
According to investigators, Hires began work in September 2025 as an aide for two residents at L'Arche - Long Island, a residential facility in Riverhead for people with intellectual disabilities. Her employment ended on October 17, 2025, but she allegedly continued submitting billing to Public Partnerships LLC, the fiscal intermediary for Medicaid, for more than $5,000. Prosecutors allege she then logged into the company's application, impersonated the disabled residents, and approved her own false hours.
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said, 'People with intellectual disabilities and their families deserve caregivers they can trust. This defendant allegedly exploited that trust for her own financial gain.' Hires was charged with third-degree grand larceny, first-degree identity theft, third-degree healthcare fraud, and petit larceny. She was already serving a sentence for unrelated offenses and was returned to the custody of the Suffolk County Sheriff after arraignment. Her next court date is Tuesday, October 27.
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