Medicaid providers indicted for allegedly stealing over $530K

OHIO — Attorney General Dave Yost, R-Ohio, announced Tuesday that nine Medicaid providers are facing charges for allegedly stealing a combined $530,888.

“Cheating Medicaid earns you nothing but a court date and a criminal record,” Yost said. “We’re working hard for Ohioans to recover ill-gotten gains and bring fraudsters to justice.”

Yost said the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigated the cases, and it has secured indictments in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.

The individuals indicted include:

• Monica Dean, 46, of Cleveland for a $45,205 loss to Medicaid.
• Mustafa Issa, 34, and his wife, Ayshia Mustapha, 28, for a $344,602 loss to Medicaid.
• Andrea Johnson, 53, of South Charleston for a $22,886 loss to Medicaid.
• Mary Moore, 52, of Cincinnati for a $2,896 loss to Medicaid.
• Elizabeth Nawrot, 38, of Uhrichsville for a $5,337 loss to Medicaid.
• Tiara Portis, 32, of Akron for a $36,380 loss to Medicaid.
• Alayjah Terrell, 29, of Cleveland for a $63,471 loss to Medicaid.
• Gerri Toney, 59, of West Union for a $10,111 loss to Medicaid.