Ohio medicaid pays millions to firm despite felony ties

Ohio’s Medicaid program has paid more than $5.7 million to Omega Healthcare Services since 2020. The company is registered to Esther Acheampong, whose husband Robert has prior felony convictions for theft of public money. The payments continue even as questions arise over oversight of home health providers.

Omega Healthcare Services operates from a locked office in Columbus and provides home health services to the elderly. State records show the firm began receiving Medicaid dollars in June 2020 and continued through at least May 2026. Esther Acheampong serves as president, while her husband Robert, a convicted felon, shares the same address through their accounting firm Scabeda.

Mga Kaugnay na Artikulo

Ohio GOP leaders Keith Faber and Vivek Ramaswamy announce crackdown on Columbus Medicaid home health fraud at press conference.
Larawang ginawa ng AI

Ohio GOP leaders pledge crackdown on Columbus Medicaid home health fraud

Iniulat ng AI Larawang ginawa ng AI

Building on Vice President JD Vance's directive for a federal probe, Republican leaders in Ohio—including State Auditor Keith Faber and gubernatorial hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy—vowed aggressive action against widespread Medicaid fraud in home health services. A Daily Wire investigation revealed hundreds of companies in Columbus buildings billing over $250 million, often for care by family members.

A Columbus company owned by a couple with multiple criminal convictions has billed Ohio Medicaid nearly $1 million for home care services. True Home Healthcare LLC received payments despite restrictions on its owners' nursing licenses and questions over the work performed.

Iniulat ng AI

Vice President JD Vance has ordered the Fraud Task Force to investigate suspected Medicaid fraud in Ohio following a Daily Wire report. The probe targets home health companies accused of billing millions for unverified services like family companionship. Vance called the allegations shocking if true.

Five individuals charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud case have pleaded guilty to wire fraud. They stole $14.6 million from federal child nutrition funds intended for children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pleas came ahead of a trial scheduled for next month.

Iniulat ng AI

Republican lawmakers in several states are advancing reforms to close loopholes in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that allow millionaires and others to qualify for benefits. Federal legislation passed in July 2025 requires states to cover more costs if error rates exceed 6% by 2028. Efforts aim to reduce waste as payment errors rise in many areas.

Maharashtra police have busted an inter-state illegal IVF network that exploited financially vulnerable women for repeated egg donations. Several arrests have been made, with authorities recovering hormonal injections and forged Aadhaar cards. The racket posed serious health risks to donors.

Iniulat ng AI

Twelve senior South African Police Service (SAPS) officers, including one retired, were arrested on 24 March 2026 in connection with a fraudulent R360-million tender awarded to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s company, Medicare 24. They appeared in Pretoria Magistrates’ Court the next day facing corruption and fraud charges. The case links to broader allegations of Big Five cartel infiltration in law enforcement.

 

 

 

Gumagamit ng cookies ang website na ito

Gumagamit kami ng cookies para sa analytics upang mapabuti ang aming site. Basahin ang aming patakaran sa privacy para sa higit pang impormasyon.
Tanggihan