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02/27/2026 | Press release | Archived content

Lake County Woman Sentenced in $775,000 Medicaid Scheme

Lake County Woman Sentenced in $775,000 Medicaid Scheme

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - A Lake County woman was sentenced this morning to jail time and ordered to pay $775,000 in restitution for fraudulently billing Medicaid, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced."She inflated her earnings through brazen fraud, but her scheme burst wide open when our investigators got the case," Yost said. "Cheating taxpayers comes with consequences."

Read more on https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov

Action Details

  • Date:February 27, 2026
  • Agency:State of Ohio
  • Enforcement Types:
    • State Enforcement Agencies
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