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Medicaid Fraud Charges Filed Against Bismarck Home Care Business Owner
Updated Oct 25, 10:37 PM CT. Every fact below links to the source that reported it.
What the primary sources show
- Kristina Moody, a Bismarck business owner, is accused of billing North Dakota Medicaid at least $247,000 through her home care business, One Love Home Care. [KFYR-TV] [Bismarck Tribune]
- Her company employed workers who were not legally qualified to provide healthcare services, including people with prior convictions for murder, drugs, and theft. [KFYR-TV]
- After a DUI conviction disqualified Moody from providing Medicaid-covered care, investigators found she continued to treat clients herself. [KFYR-TV]
- Moody is also facing federal bank fraud charges and has agreed to plead guilty, with sentencing scheduled for January. [KFYR-TV]
- She was free on pretrial release in the federal bank fraud case when the Medicaid fraud charges were filed. [Bismarck Tribune]
What they left out / still unanswered
- When will Moody be sentenced on the Medicaid fraud charges?
- How long had the home care business been operating and billing Medicaid before the fraud was discovered?
- How many clients or families were affected by the fraudulent billing?
Official line vs. how each source framed it
- KFYR-TV: Detailed the mechanics of the fraud scheme, including the disqualifying DUI and the criminal histories of ineligible employees she hired. Read it → · Ads
- Bismarck Tribune: Confirmed the fraud charges and amount while noting her pretrial release status in the federal case. Read it → · Paywall
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