Steven Feldman, the pretend psychologist hired — because he was the cheapest person available –by the family courts of Saratoga New York, hurt a lot of people. A diploma mill bullshitter, he determined the fate of many children and parents in that community in his capacity as expert advisor to judges.
At this point it is uncertain what effect it could have on Posporelis v. Posporelis [On Feldman’s recommendation, the court took shared custody away from the father in this case. Feldman wrote that the father had a personality disorder.] should Steven Feldman be found guilty of the charges against him. However, my sources tell me that there are numerous divorce, custody and other cases in Saratoga County in which Dr. Steven Feldman was involved and the potential fallout, should he be found guilty, is significant.
Penny-wise, pound-foolish, eh? Didn’t check his credentials, only went for him because he was cheap… And now look.
Background here.
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A Houston man who falsely claimed a doctorate in psychology but who’d purchased a degree online pleaded guilty today to receiving nearly $1 million from Medicare and Medicaid for phony behavioral counseling.
Edward Birts, 51, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to a written statement from U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno.
Birts operated a behavioral counseling company called Courage to Change. He’d awarded himself bogus professional certifications in counseling, according to prosecutors. His plea agreement with the government said he billed the two government programs for $1.2 million for nonexistent psychological treatments and received more than $968,500 in payments.
Birts acquired beneficiaries’ names, addresses and account numbers which he would use to file false claims. Prosecutors said he claimed he employed a nonexistent doctor who ran nonexistent group therapy sessions…