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Crow Wing County woman found guilty of child torture, Medicaid fraud
Crow Wing County woman found guilty of child torture, Medicaid fraud originally appeared on Bring Me The News.
A Crow Wing County woman accused of abusing her three children and then falsely claiming they suffered from various medical conditions has been found guilty.
On Wednesday, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that Jorden Marie Borders, 34, of Crosslake, had been found guilty of 11 charges in Crow Wing County Court. The charges include one count of attempted murder, three counts of child torture, three counts of stalking, and four counts of theft by false representation.
According to the AG's office, Borders physically, verbally and emotionally abused her three children for more than five years. In multiple instances, Border's abuse led to them presenting false medical conditions to providers.
Borders would forcibly withdraw blood from her then nine-year old child before his doctor's visits. This led to him having dangerously low hemoglobin levels. One of her children was also told to vomit and cough at the doctor's office so asthma medication would be prescribed.
Borders would also self-diagnose her child with diseases including osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) and force them to wear boots, casts, and neck braces.
She'd then take false information about the child's medical conditions to Crow Wing County Community Services in order to receive personal care assistant (PCA) services. In total, Borders received around $18,000 in PCA funding.
Border's abuse also included hitting the children with charging cords, belts and spoons as well as forcing them to stand outside in the cold, withholding food and regularly threatened to kill them, according to the children's testimonies.
'The facts we proved in court are nothing short of horrifying. It strains the imagination and breaks my heart into pieces to think about the torture and anguish — physical, mental, and emotional — that Borders that inflicted on her own children. I ask every Minnesotan to join me in praying for these children's healing," Ellison said in a statement.
'I am glad we have the tools under the law to hold Borders fully accountable, and I am exceedingly proud of the talented team from our Medicaid Fraud and Criminal Divisions that did so. I am also very grateful for the partnership of the Crow Wing County and Stearns County Attorneys' Offices and for the hard work of all the agencies that investigated these horrific crimes.'
This story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
