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19-04-2025
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Twice-convicted Ohio woman sent to prison after third Medicaid fraud case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio woman could serve nearly a decade in prison after pleading guilty to theft and identify fraud felonies in a Medicaid scam. According to the Ohio Attorney's General's Office, a Montgomery County woman previously banned from working as a Medicaid provider was sentenced for defrauding the program once again. On March 17, Janay Corbitt, 36, of Dayton, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft and third-degree felony counts of identity theft. Corbitt was indicted in May after an investigation revealed that she stole multiple identities to open and operate two sham behavioral health-counseling agencies in the Dayton area. The Attorney General's Office said that Corbitt stole the IDs of several licensed counselors, using their credentials to bill Medicaid for service that were never reported. Corbitt, who was previously convicted of theft in 2019 and barred from the Medicaid program, was arrested in August at a bus stop in Dallas after she fled Ohio and had not been seen in months. A Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge sentenced her to serve 6-9 years in prison and ordered her to pay $1.5 million in restitution. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
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Dayton woman gets prison sentence for $1.5 million theft from Medicaid
Apr. 18—A Dayton woman who had been banned from being a Medicaid provider will be serving six to nine years in prison for stealing $1.5 million from Medicaid. "Some thieves don't know when to quit," Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said. "The investigators and prosecutors in our Health Care Fraud Section did a great job of putting a stop to this costly scheme." Janay Corbitt, 36, pleaded guilty last month to second-degree felony theft and three third-degree felony counts of identity fraud. In addition to the prison sentence, she must pay $1.5 million in restitution. Corbitt was previously licensed as chemical dependency counselor assistant by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board, first from March 2015 to April 2016 and then again from April 2017 to April 2019. A previous theft conviction in 2019 had barred her from the Medicaid program. Corbitt had been convicted of fifth-degree felony theft in Franklin County, and she was ordered to five years of probation. She also had to pay restitution to CareSource, a Dayton-based health insurer that primarily serves Medicaid members. For this most recent case, Corbitt was indicted in May 2024 after an investigation by Yost's office revealed that she stole multiple identities to open and operate two sham behavioral-health-counseling agencies in the Dayton area. Corbitt also stole the identities of several licensed counselors, using their credentials to bill Medicaid for services that were never provided, the attorney general's office said. Law enforcement caught up to Corbitt in Dallas, Texas, where authorities arrested Corbitt in August 2024 at a bus stop. She previously fled Ohio and spent months as a fugitive. Attorneys with Yost's Health Care Fraud Section prosecuted the case in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. The Ohio Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award of about $15.3 million for federal fiscal year 2025. The remaining 25%, or $5.1 million, is funded by the Ohio Attorney General's Office.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
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Dayton woman gets prison time for stealing $1.5 million from Medicaid
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A local woman will spend six to nine years in prison after defrauding Medicaid of $1.5 million. Janay Corbitt, 36, was sentenced to prison this week after pleading guilty to several theft and identity fraud charges. Joint Terrorism Task Force arrests 20-year-old over 'dangerous destructive device' Corbitt was indicted in May 2024 after an investigation by the Ohio Attorney General's office revealed that she stole multiple identities to open and operate sham counseling agencies. Prosecutors say she also stole the identities of several licensed counselors, using their credentials to bill Medicaid for services that were never provided. Corbitt was arrested by authorities in Dallas, Texas after she fled Ohio. Officials also say she was previously banned from working as a Medicaid provider due to a 2019 theft conviction. Beyond the prison sentence, Corbitt was also ordered to pay $1.5 million in restitution. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
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$1.5M Ohio Medicaid fraudster gets prison time
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKBN) — A woman convicted of bilking Medicaid out of $1.5 million was sentenced Thursday. Janay Corbitt, 36, was sentenced to six to nine years in prison following her guilty pleas last month. She will also have to pay back the money she stole. Corbitt was indicted in May 2024 after an investigation by the Ohio Attorney General's Office revealed that she stole multiple identities to open and operate two sham behavioral-health counseling agencies in the Dayton area. She also stole the identities of several licensed counselors, using their credentials to bill Medicaid for services that were never provided. Corbitt was arrested at a bus stop in Dallas in August 2024 after she fled Ohio. Corbitt also has a 2019 theft conviction, which resulted in her being barred from the Medicaid program. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
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Cruising into L-C Valley history
Apr. 12—Lewiston Port General Manager Scott Corbitt shouted "Welcome to Idaho" Friday after a crew member of American Jazz waved to him standing on shore. A group of port commissioners, port employees and other onlookers clapped and shouted to greet the vessel in the historic moment. It was the first time a vessel moored in Idaho with infrastructure constructed specifically for cruise boats since slackwater arrived in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley 50 years ago. Lewiston port officials hope what happened Friday is the start of something new — that American Jazz becomes one of many vessels that make regular calls in Idaho. The American Cruise Lines boat left the Port of Lewiston after a little less than two hours Friday in what was described as a dress rehearsal for the crew to learn how to navigate the recently completed berth. American Jazz is one of five vessels American Cruise Lines is running on a route along the Snake and Columbia Rivers this year, part of an industry that brought about 20,000 tourists to the area last year. On this visit, American Jazz is based at the Port of Clarkston, which has been hosting cruise boats at least since the late 1980s. Most passengers who had boarded the boat in the Portland, Ore., area were on the vessel when it arrived at the Port of Lewiston and remained inside. A handful stood on outside balconies. No passengers left the vessel, but four passengers who had taken scenic helicopter rides boarded American Jazz in Lewiston. Port staff offered them stickers, hats with a "Cruise Idaho" logo and boat-shaped stress reliever squeezies. All of them will disembark in Clarkston and a new group of passengers will board today for a downstream version of the multinight excursion. Daily headlines, straight to your inboxRead it online first and stay up-to-date, delivered daily at 7 AM During the time at the Port of Lewiston, the crew learned how to tie on the vessel, connected the boat's gangway to a ramp leading to shore, sized up the infrastructure and inquired about how close the nearest Walmart was. The mooring spot consists of three circular rock structures driven multiple feet in the river bottom called caissons that were already on the site. The structures were modified with additions such as tie-ons to make it possible for them to accommodate cruise boats. "Two of the caissons work really well and the third one, it's not quite positioned right for this particular vessel," Corbitt said. That issue could be fixed by installing a metal structure anchored into the ground along the shore that would be designed so a boat could be roped to it. Crew members noted separate lines to take on fresh water and pump sewage from the boat as well as a place where boats can connect to fueling lines. The new berth is part of a project that includes a driveway and turnaround area large enough for buses, two parking lots, lighting, landscaping, a metal ramp and a pedestal for the ramp. The project is a joint effort of the Port of Lewiston and American Cruise Lines, the largest cruise boat company that stops in the area. American Cruise Lines is covering the cost of the ramp and will pay the port $50,000 per year along with $400 per docking. Other cruise lines can make arrangements to use the spot through American Cruise Lines. The Port of Lewiston is spending about $2 million on the improvements using money from the state of Idaho, allocated by Gov. Brad Little. The visit of American Jazz Friday was a success, Corbitt said, allowing crew members the chance to work out the nuances of a new location. "The next time the (American) Jazz comes here, they're going to have that knowledge and they'll be completely ready to go," he said. "And we got to show off the new place to a bunch of people." Williams may be contacted at ewilliam@ or (208) 848-2261.
