Mostafa Alahmedi, president of 5 Stars Home Health Care, received $1,024,718 in MaineCare payments between 2022 and 2024, according to records obtained by the Maine Wire through a Freedom of Access Act request. A state audit covering November 2021 through October 2023 found the agency had overbilled by $390,672.79.
The audit was damning. Of 408 billed claims reviewed, auditors found 132 instances where no documents supported that services actually occurred, 26 instances missing assessments and care plans, and 276 instances lacking required employee timesheets. In three cases, an alleged home care visit predated the hiring of the employee who supposedly performed it.
Despite this, Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services continued sending Alahmedi more than $432,000 through 2024 — even while his billing was under active investigation for a 65% error rate.
When auditors first reached out in January 2024, Alahmedi took 28 days to respond and asked for more time, citing a sick child. A month later, he claimed his entire family had COVID-19 and requested another extension. After a third extension, he submitted partial documents missing a certificate of authenticity and employee timesheets — then went silent for months.
Alahmedi received a formal notice of violation in November 2024, ordering repayment of $390,672. The company was administratively dissolved the same month. DHHS cut off payments in February 2025. The case was sent to “Receivables” — but whether any money was ever recovered remains unclear. There is no record of criminal charges.
State licensing records show a strange postscript: an “on-site inspection” of the already-defunct agency on April 16, 2025, found no deficiencies. (RELATED: Maine Governor Janet Mills Loses More Ground as Platner Surges to 35-Point Lead)
