Ohio woman found and arrested for medical fraud

Police have located and arrested an Ohio woman after charging her with medical fraud. Janay Corbitt is accused of stealing $1.5 million from Ohio Medicaid.

Accordingly WDTN, The 36-year-old has evaded authorities for months. In May, she was initially indicted on eight felonies by a Franklin County grand jury. However, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that Corbitt had been tracked down and is currently incarcerated in Texas. She is accused of medical fraud, grand theft and forgery, among other things.

Yost's healthcare fraud unit uncovered Corbitt's scheme, which included identity theft. She allegedly stole multiple identities to open her two fake mental health counseling agencies in Dayton, Ohio. Investigators also accused the now-arrested fugitive of using real counselors' credentials to bill Medicaid for services not rendered. They promptly issued a warrant for her arrest as the U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) began searching for her.

Corbitt remained on the run until police found her at a Dallas bus station. She remains in Texas while her home state begins the process of extraditing her.

Moreover, this medical fraud is not Corbitt's first rodeo. In 2019, Corbitt was convicted of theft and ordered to pay $200,000 in Medicaid back. However, so far, the woman has only paid a little over $6,200. After her conviction, she was shut out of the medical assistance program, which led her to find new ways to exploit the system.

Corbitt faces a total of six charges, including individual counts of identity fraud against a person of a protected class and grand theft of $1.5 million or more. She was also charged with one count of engaging in a series of corrupt activities.

Authorities have not disclosed how many years, if any, Corbitt faces in prison if convicted on any of the charges. Authorities expect she will return to Ohio for further legal action.

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