Toledo woman among 16 Medicaid providers indicted for theft, fraud

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Toledo woman is among 16 Medicaid providers who the Ohio attorney general’s office says were indicted on theft and fraud charges for allegedly stealing $1.7 million from the healthcare program.

Jameshia Harkness, 33, “allegedly billed for 49 dates of service for which she did not provide care, representing a $8,391 loss to Medicaid,” according to a press release from AG Dave Yost.

The other indictments include 10 people from northeast Ohio, two people from central Ohio, two people from southern Ohio and one person from Chicago…

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