Two Women Arrested and Charged with Stealing from Medicaid Program
(Rocky Hill, CT) – Two women, one from Massachusetts and one from Connecticut, have been arrested and charged with defrauding the Connecticut Medicaid Health Insurance Program.
Alyse Enderle, age 39, of Ludlow, Massachusetts, and formerly of Connecticut, was arrested on September 21, 2026, and Carmen Wynter, age 47, of Hartford, was arrested on September 24, 2026, by Inspectors from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney. Enderle was charged with two counts of Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-122(a)(3), two counts of Health Insurance Fraud, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-442, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes §§ (53a-48) 53a-122(a)(3), and Conspiracy to Commit Health Insurance Fraud, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes §§ (53a-48) 53-442. Wynter was charged with Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-122(a)(3), Health Insurance Fraud, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-442, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes §§ (53a-48) 53a-122(a)(3), and Conspiracy to Commit Health Insurance Fraud, in violation of Connecticut General Statutes §§ (53a-48) 53-442.
Enderle is a board-certified behavior analyst and owner of Autism Sparkles, an autism specialist group that provides Applied Behavior Analysis therapy by a specialized team of board-certified behavior analysts and behavior technicians who develop detailed behavioral plans of care specially tailored to each individual client based on medical necessity, measurable goals and expected outcomes. Behavioral analysts are responsible for the care provided to individual clients and for providing direct supervision and observation of behavioral technicians who work directly with the client. Wynter was a behavioral technician at Autism Sparkles. Behavior technicians work directly with the individual client to implement therapy and operate under the direct supervision of a behavioral analyst.
An investigation by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney found that between December 2021 and September 2023, Enderle conspired with Wynter to present or cause to be presented to the State of Connecticut Medicaid program claims for services that were not rendered or fully rendered to clients. The concerted scheme to defraud the Medicaid program resulted in improper payments amounting to $353,805.99.
Enderle also submitted, or caused to be submitted, additional claims to the Connecticut Medicaid program for services to other clients that were either not rendered or not fully rendered. These claims resulted in more improper payments totaling $248,164.91. In total, Enderle's fraudulent billing amounted to $601,970.90.
Enderle was released from custody on a $150,000.00 non-surety bond and given a court date of September 29, 2026, at New Britain Superior Court, G.A. No. 15, for arraignment. Wynter was released from custody on a $150,000.00 non-surety bond and given a court date of October 1, 2026, at New Britain Superior Court, G.A. No. 15, for arraignment. The charges are merely accusations, and the two defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Larceny in the First Degree by Defrauding a Public Community and Health Insurance Fraud are both classified as B felonies and punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
The case was investigated by and will be prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The Unit is grateful for the assistance it received in this investigation from the Connecticut Department of Social Services - Office of Quality Assurance, the United States Department of Health and Human Service – Office of the Inspector General - Office of Investigations, the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office and the New Britain Police Department.
The Connecticut Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $2,612,588.00 for the fiscal year of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $870,858.00 for the same fiscal year, is funded by the State of Connecticut.
Anyone with knowledge of suspected fraud or abuse in the public healthcare system is asked to contact the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney at (860) 258-5986.
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