State's 'PITSTOP-66' investigation uncovers widespread Medicaid fraud

Last month, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced a pair of new indictments connected to the ongoing PITSTOP-66 investigation. Charles Omato and LaTonia Jackson are facing criminal charges after allegedly defrauding Medicaid of roughly $1.4 million. Omato and Jackson are accused of having “operated a non-emergency medical transportation company, Driving Miss Daisy, that bilked the Medicaid program in two ways: by billing for transportation services that were not provided at all, and by billing for transportation services that could not have occurred as alleged, including billing for services that...