A man going into his second year of a 144-month sentence for Medicaid fraud is trying to get compassionate release due to medical conditions, federal court records show.
This week Chief Judge Richard E. Myers II denied Timothy Mark Harron’s motion for counsel to assist him with his compassionate release motion. “(The) petitioner raises no new grounds that would justify appointment of counsel,” Myers wrote, going back to Harron’s contention that he is a layperson with very limited resources and that counsel could assist him to better articulate his position in a case that presents very complex legal issues.
Harron, along with his wife Latisha, were both sentenced in 2021. Mrs. Harron received a 14-year sentence.
The Harrons operated home health services in Roanoke Rapids and Ahoskie and also committed Medicaid fraud from their Las Vegas penthouse and places around the globe.
In an August 1 letter sent to the United States Eastern District Court of North Carolina, Mr. Harron argued that he “suffers from a series of debilitating medical conditions which are even more dangerous in a prison setting.”
Those conditions include type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, head trauma and post-concussion syndrome. “The petitioner is a non-violent offender, has a low recidivism score and is not a threat to the community.”
He said the head injury occurred in February while working his assigned job. A metal pipe fell on his head, he wrote at the time.
In his application for compassionate release, Mr. Harron wrote he intended to live in Los Angeles and would have as his support system a person within the Catholic archdiocese. He wrote he would cover his medical expenses with sales of published novels and support from his mother.
An April letter by Warden A. Boncher of FMC Devens, a federal medical center with an adjacent security camp in Ayer, Massachusetts, said, “A review of your medical record indicates that your circumstances are not extraordinary or compelling. It has been determined you do not have a deteriorating medical condition that would diminish your ability to function within a correctional setting … You typically reside in an open housing unit, are independent with your activities of daily living and FMC Devens is able to manage your medical needs at this time.”
