02-05-2025
Pierre woman charged with Medicaid fraud
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A Pierre woman faces six felony counts for allegedly defrauding over $588,000 from the South Dakota Medicaid Program in federal and state funds.
A news release from the Attorney General's office said Sharon Laraye Monson, 48, is accused of stealing the money as the owner of At Home Nursing in Pierre. The charges occur from May 1, 2018, to Jan. 1, 2024.
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Monson is charged with three counts of unlawfully obtaining benefits or payments from a medical assistance program, and one count each of aggravated grand theft, perjury to obtain state benefits, and failure to keep necessary records upon which Medicaid claim is based.
She faces a combined maximum prison or county jail sentence of 42 years if found guilty of all six charges.
According to the news release, the South Dakota Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award for $1,002,576. The remaining 25% is financed by the State of South Dakota, totaling $334,188 for the 2025 federal fiscal year.
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