LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A 48-year-old Little Rock woman was arrested for Medicaid fraud on Sept. 19.
According to officials, Charlotte Dedmon married a Medicaid beneficiary and billed the state $5,898 for services as his caregiver. When her provider said she could not be a caregiver to her husband, Dedmon switched to a new provider and kept the relationship hidden to continue receiving payment.
"A caregiver cannot marry a Medicaid beneficiary and then bill the state for services," Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said. "I congratulate my office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for securing the arrest of someone stealing from the hardworking taxpayers of Arkansas."
