How you'll find out
In most cases, a detective from the District Attorney's detective squad will contact you. The detective will either ask you to come in or tell you outright that you've been charged with Medicaid fraud and will be arrested.
Arranging a voluntary surrender
When this happens, we contact the detective and get the name of the Assistant District Attorney handling the case. Our goal is a smooth voluntary surrender at a convenient time. Before you surrender, we want the DA to agree that you'll be released without bail, and we want to keep your time in custody as short as possible.
Booking and court
Most new arrests in New York are processed within about 24 hours, which often means a night in Central Booking. With a voluntary surrender, the paperwork is ready ahead of time, so you spend much less time in custody. Depending on the case, you may be out of court within hours.
After you surrender to the DA's Office, you'll be photographed and fingerprinted. When processing is done, you'll be taken to court, where we'll meet you for your arraignment.