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BOSTON — The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that Judit Diaz de Vargas, 49, of Lawrence, has been indicted by an Essex County Grand Jury on charges related to the significant neglect of her husband, ultimately leading to his death. The AGO also alleges that Vargas lied about her relationship to her husband to become his Personal Care Attendant (PCA) and collect payments from MassHealth. Read more on www.mass.gov Date:Sept.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit arrested a White Castle woman for Medicaid Fraud. 65-year-old Sharon Molden, of CPL Herman Brown Jr. Street in White Castle, was arrested on the following charge: 1 count of 14:70.1 Medicaid Fraud Molden was arrested on Sept. 24, 2026, for one count of LA RS 14:70.1 Medicaid Fraud (Felony) for billing for services not rendered.

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the arrest of Queens dentist Suleman Nasimi for stealing more than $300,000 from Medicaid by billing for hundreds of dental procedures he never performed.

CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that his Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division has obtained a new indictment in Chatham County charging Latisha Blake-Ulmer, 50, of Savannah, with three counts of Neglect of a Disabled Adult. Read more on law.georgia.gov Date:Sept. 29, 2026, 8:25 a.m. Agency:State of Georgia Enforcement Types: State Enforcement Agencies

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has secured a Medicaid fraud conviction against Melissa Bates, who orchestrated false personal care service claims while her daughter, Dajah Sanders, was incarcerated in the St. Louis County Justice Center. Bates used her own phone to clock Sanders in and out as if services were being provided, enabling Sanders to receive payments for care she could not have performed.

RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a settlement with White Oak Manor of Burlington over allegations that the nursing home hired an unqualified person as a nurse and then billed Medicaid for services she provided. The facility will pay $98,474 to the state, including $49,237 in Medicaid restitution. Read more on ncdoj.gov Date:Oct. 1, 2026, 8:24 a.m. Agency:State of North Carolina Enforcement Types: State Enforcement Agencies

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced the creation of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (“EDPA”) Interagency Fraud Task Force (“IFTF”), consisting of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division (“NFED”), and 14 other federal law enforcement agencies.

BOSTON – As part of the United States Attorney’s ongoing enforcement priority to investigate and prosecute benefit fraud involving federal and state assistance programs, a Worcester, Mass. man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for using the identity of a deceased U.S. citizen to obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, MassHealth benefits and a Massachusetts identification card. Read more on www.justice.gov Date:Oct.

Two Minnesota men pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program out of more than $500,000 by submitting fraudulent claims for services that were never provided. This case is part of the ongoing collaboration between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota and the Health Care Fraud Strike Force to combat prolific fraud on government programs in Minnesota. Read more on www.justice.gov Date:Oct.

Why OIG Did This Audit HHS-OIG is conducting a series of audits of States that claim Medicaid school-based costs with the assistance of contractors. Prior OIG audits found that States claimed unallowable Federal reimbursement because contractors improperly conducted random moment time studies (RMTSs). An RMTS is a statistical method used to identify the percentage of time personnel spend on a particular activity.