Maine Celebrates Its Anniversary Of Child Welfare Fraud With Legally Kidnapped

Almost one year ago to the day, Mary Mayhew, the DHHS Commissioner of Maine's child welfare system stepped down.

Mary Mayhew steps down as DHHS commissioner

Updated: 10:35 AM EDT May 24, 2017

AUGUSTA, Maine — Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew is stepping down, according to the LePage administration. Gov. Paul LePage announced on Wednesday that Mayhew was leaving DHHS effective Friday.

Former DHHS commissioner Mary Mayhew announces run for governor Before being appointed commissioner, Mayhew served as the senior health policy advisor for the LePage Administration. Prior to that, Mayhew served for more than a decade as vice president of the Maine Hospital Association. LePage said an acting DHHS commissioner will be named later this week.

But wait, it seems Governor LePage has appointed an interim Director.

Updated: May 26, 2017 5:41 pm

Rick Hamilton

LePage appoints longtime DHHS manager as interim replacement for Mayhew

The following is taken from Maine DHHS:

Commissioner Ricker Hamilton oversees the largest agency in state government, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, which has an annual budget of over $3.4 billion and more than 3,400 employees. He was appointed as acting Commissioner in May of 2017 and nominated for Commissioner in October. 

Prior to this role, Commissioner Hamilton served as Deputy Commissioner of Programs for Maine DHHS for nearly four years. He has more than 40 years of experience in management, program development, strategic planning, and social work in programs that provide services for children and families, substance use disorder, mental health, sexual assault and domestic violence, aging and disability and acute psychiatric care. 

He is an instructor at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, serves on the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging, acts as an advisor and trainer for the FBI; Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women; National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life; National Institute on the Prosecution of Elder Abuse; and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. He received the 2016 Children's Advocate Award from the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault. 

Commissioner Hamilton holds a B.A. degree from St. Anselm College, an M.S.W. degree from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, and received certification by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy as a Reserve Law Enforcement Officer.

Considering the fact that Rick Hamilton is a licensed attorney, it seems he is not very good when it comes to administering DHHS.

I should file on his license for incompetence.

In honor of her resignation, Maine DHHS administration celebrates its time honored tradition of child welfare fraud by generating a fraudulent letter to Legally Kidnapped by identifying Mayhew as the principal agent, even though she is no longer there.

I believe there are some serious legal issues here which need to be immediately addressed by the DHHS administration of Maine.

Congratulations, Maine on another year of child welfare fraud.

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