Janay Corbitt had been evading the police since May.
Police have found and arrested an Ohio woman following her indictment for medical fraud. Janay Corbitt allegedly stole $1.5 million from Ohio Medicaid.
According to WDTN, the 36-year-old has evaded authorities for months. She was initially indicted on 8 felony counts by a Franklin County Grand Jury in May. However, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost disclosed that Corbitt has been located, and is currently detained in Texas. Her charges range from medical fraud, aggravated theft, and forgery, among others.
Yost’s Health Care Fraud Unit uncovered Corbitt’s scheme, which included identity theft. She allegedly stole multiple identities to launch her two fake behavioral health counseling agencies in Dayton, Ohio. The investigation also accused the now-detained fugitive of using the credentials of actual counselors to bill Medicaid for unprovided services. They promptly issued a warrant for her arrest, as the U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) began searching for her.