Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing guilty pleas entered by Mary Rhodes, 71, of Little Rock and Najee Rhodes, 28, of Maumelle on misdemeanor charges of Medicaid Fraud:
“On May 28, my office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured negotiated guilty pleas from a grandmother/granddaughter duo to Medicaid fraud for services never rendered. The granddaughter, Najee Rhodes, is a caregiver who billed the state Medicaid program for services she claimed to have performed for her grandmother, Mary Rhodes, but never rendered. Najee Rhodes then shared the money paid out by Medicaid with her grandmother.
“Any Medicaid fraud is disturbing, but seeing a grandmother and granddaughter working together to defraud taxpayers is disgusting. Fighting Medicaid fraud and protecting the tax dollars of hardworking Arkansans are duties I am proud to perform as Attorney General. I congratulate Assistant Attorney General Gabby Davis-Jones for securing this conviction and thank Sixth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Will Jones’ office for its assistance.”
With their pleas, Mary and Najee Rhodes were each sentenced to one year of jail, suspended, a $200 fine plus court costs, and payment of restitution to the state Medicaid Program in the amount of $2,857.90.
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