In-Home Nursing Assistant Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud

RALEIGH, North Carolina—Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Giselle Alexandria Farrell was sentenced to 24 months of supervised probation and ordered to pay $12,916.56 in restitution after pleading guilty to Medicaid provider fraud.

“North Carolinians rely on Medicaid for essential health care,” said Jackson. “Families should be able to trust that providers are honest and that taxpayer dollars are handled responsibly. When that trust is violated, we’re going to hold those involved accountable.”

Farrell worked as a certified nursing assistant at Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health, a Medicaid-funded home health agency. From June 13, 2022, to December 31, 2022, Farrell allegedly submitted false time sheets and service notes for personal care services for a child that were not provided. Relying on these timesheets, court documents state Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health then billed and was reimbursed from the North Carolina Medicaid program. Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health paid Farrell based on these false claims. Farrell is no longer employed by the company.

The claims were reported to the North Carolina Department of Justice’s Medicaid Investigations Division. This conviction was obtained in collaboration with District Attorney Lorrin Freeman and the North Carolina Department of Insurance.