WM woman sentenced in Medicaid fraud case

WM woman sentenced in Medicaid fraud case

Arkansas AG: ‘ Medicaid is a critical safety net for some of our most vulnerable neighbors’

Judd.Deere@arkansasag.gov

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced the conviction of a Crittenden County woman for Medicaid fraud. Lacasha Perry pleaded guilty in Pulaski County District Court. Perry will pay a fine of $2,916. She was also ordered to pay $972 in restitution to the Arkansas Medicaid Program Trust Fund.

“Medicaid is a critical safety net for some of our most vulnerable neighbors,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “I will ensure that those people attempting to defraud Arkansans are held accountable, and investigators and attorneys from the Attorney General’s office will continue to work tirelessly to investigate and prosecute those who commit Medicaid fraud.”

Perry, 36, of West Memphis was arrested by agents of the Attorney General’s office in March. She pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud, a Class A misdemeanor. Perry billed the Arkansas Medicaid Program for services that were not rendered.

The case was initiated by a referral from the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General and was prosecuted in coordination with the 6th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Larry Jegley.

To report Medicaid fraud or abuse or neglect in residential care facilities, contact the Attorney General’s Medicaid fraud hotline at (866) 810-0016 or oag@arkansasag.gov.

About Attorney General Leslie Rutledge Leslie Carol Rutledge is the 56th Attorney General of Arkansas. She is the first woman and first Republican in Arkansas history to be elected to the office.

Since taking office, she has begun a Mobile Office program, a Military and Veterans Initiative, a Metal Theft Prevention program and a Cooperative Disability Investigations program. She has led efforts to teach Internet safety, combat domestic violence and make the office the top law firm for Arkansans. Rutledge also re-established and cochairs the National Association of Attorneys General Committee on Agriculture.

From Judd Deere