Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing two arrests and one conviction for Medicaid fraud, “On March 27, Victoria Taylor, 37, of North Little Rock, was arrested on a charge of Medicaid Fraud, a Class A felony. While working as a personal care aide, Taylor claimed she provided care services to her spouse, Robert Washington. Medicaid was billed $46,977.05 for these claims. All billing for services allegedly provided to Washington was prohibited, as spouses are not permitted to receive payment for providing caregiving services. In addition, Taylor did not perform some of the claimed services, and certain reported service times conflicted with her other employment and known location data.
“On April 1, Dr. Roger D. Morgan, 72, of Lakeland, Tennessee, was arrested on a charge of Medicaid Fraud, a Class B felony. Dr. Morgan allegedly billed Medicaid $9,150.00 for psychotherapy services he claimed to have provided to multiple beneficiaries while he was traveling and not physically present with the patients. On April 6, Kelly Baxter, 37, of Gurdon, pleaded guilty to exploitation of a vulnerable person, a Class C felony. She was sentenced to 5 years of probation, a $500 fine plus court costs, and restitution totaling $2,597.06. Baxter, employed as a caregiver, used a client’s debit card to make unauthorized food and grocery purchases through DoorDash.”