Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced the convictions of two Arkansans for Medicaid fraud.
Jennifer Casey, formerly of Benton County and currently of Pulaski County, pleaded guilty in Pulaski County Circuit Court in October and was recently sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay a $750 fine and court costs. She has already repaid $9,000 in restitution to the Medicaid Program Trust Fund.
Donna Roberson of Jefferson County pleaded guilty in Pulaski County Circuit Court. She has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and court costs.
“Investigators and attorneys from the Attorney General’s office work tirelessly to investigate and prosecute those who commit Medicaid fraud,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “Medicaid is an important safety net for some of the most vulnerable Arkansans. I will ensure that those people attempting to defraud Arkansans are held accountable.”
Casey, 36, lived in Rogers when she was charged with one count of Medicaid fraud, a Class B felony, and one count of failure to maintain medical records, a Class D felony, for submitting false documentation to the Arkansas Medicaid Program in 2014 after her senior adult day care facility, Christian Day Care in Conway closed its doors on Jan. 1, 2014.
Roberson, 64, of Pine Bluff, was charged with one count of Medicaid fraud, a Class C felony, for billing the Arkansas Medicaid Program for services that were not rendered.
Both cases were initiated by referrals from the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General and were prosecuted in coordination with the 6th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Larry Jegley.
To report abuse or neglect in residential care facilities or Medicaid fraud, contact the Attorney General’s Medicaid fraud hotline at (866) 810-0016 or oag@arkansasag.gov.