CLARK COUNTY — A local Medicaid provider is accused of stealing from the government health-care program, according to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office.
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Andrea Johnson, 53, of South Charleston, was indicted on one count of Medicaid fraud on Nov. 13, according to Franklin County Court of Common Pleas records.
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Johnson allegedly continued to bill Medicaid after she stopped providing services to a client and forged the client’s signature on timesheets, the office said.
This resulted in a loss of approximately $22,886 to Medicaid.
Eight other people in Ohio were indicted on Medicaid fraud charges, the attorney general’s office said.
“Cheating Medicaid earns you nothing but a court date and a criminal record,” Yost said. “We’re working hard for Ohioans to recover ill-gotten gains and bring fraudsters to justice.”
In total, the nine providers are accused of stealing a combined $530,888.
According to the office, the other providers charged include:
- Monica Dean, 46, of Cleveland, was indicted on Medicaid fraud and theft charges after investigators calculated a $45,205 loss to the program.
- Mustafa Issa, 34, and his wife, Ayshia Mustapha, 28, allegedly ran multiple billing schemes from their West Chester business, Hearts of Care Home Health Care Agency. The schemes caused a $344,602 loss between June 2023 and November 2024.
- Mary Moore, 52, of Cincinnati, allegedly falsified timesheets to make it look like she provided services to a relative when she didn’t. This resulted in a $2,896 loss to Medicaid.
- Elizabeth Nawrot, 38, of Uhrichsville, is accused of billing Medicaid for seven days of services when she later admitted to only working six. The loss was totaled to $5,337.
- Tiara Portis, 32, of Akron, is accused of inflating hours on the billing records and billing the program while traveling or when clients were unavailable. The loss totaled $36,380.
- Alayjah Terrell, 29, of Cleveland, was indicted on Medicaid fraud and theft charges due to a $63,471 loss to Medicaid. She is accused of billing the program for dates that recipients were hospitalized, when she had canceled her services, and more.
- Gerri Toney, 59, of West Union, was indicted after approximately $10,111 was improperly paid to her for overbilling.
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