Two people in Florida are facing felony charges after officials say they tricked the state’s Medicaid system out of tens of thousands of dollars. Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrests of Alexander McKinnie and Kara Morrison on Wednesday. The pair is accused of running a scheme involving fake gas money reimbursement.
According to investigators, the trouble stems from claims for non-emergency medical transportation. Medicaid often pays for gas to help patients get to necessary appointments.
However, a probe by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit discovered that McKinnie was asking to be paid back for trips that never happened. Authorities say he billed the program for more than $65,000 in services that were never actually provided…