FBI investigating $110 million Medicaid Fraud Contract under Rick Perry Administration

The FBI is investigating a $110 million Medicaid Fraud Detection contract awarded to 21CT of Austin, TX.  This is a case of the fox watching the hen house.

In this case a political appointee, the inspector general of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, awarded a $110 million dollar no bid contract to a firm committed to detect fraud in medicaid services.  

Gregg Cox, director of the district attorney's Public Integrity Unit, said he expects to open a criminal inquiry following two formal complaints into the now-canceled Medicaid fraud detection contracts given to Austin technology firm 21CT by Jack Stick, who last week resigned as general counsel at the state Health and Human Services Commission amid allegations of favoritism.

http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/perry-calls-probe-21ct-hhsc-contracts/

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/sources-fbi-is-investigating-110m-21ct-medicaid-fr/njnxd/