ATLANTA, Sept. 23 -- The Georgia Attorney General issued the following news release:
DEKALB COUNTY, GA - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that his Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division has secured a new 31-count indictment charging Melissa Howard, 49, of Suwanee, with Medicaid Fraud and False Statements and Writings. Losses to Georgia Medicaid are alleged to total over $40,000.
"The Medicaid program is designed to assist our most vulnerable Georgians, and those who abuse the system will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," said Carr. "We're fighting to protect patients and taxpayer dollars. That's why the work of our Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division is so critical, and we will ensure t...