Ohio Attorney General Indicts 18 Medicaid Providers in Franklin County Over $355,000 Fraud Scheme

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson announced on September 24, 2026, that a Franklin County grand jury returned criminal indictments against 18 commercial healthcare and transport providers accused of orchestrating fraudulent billing schemes that stole more than $355,000 from the state's Medicaid program. The formal charges culminate a rigorous, months-long forensic investigation conducted by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in Columbus.

State prosecutors detailed that the indicted operators routinely submitted fabricated reimbursement claims for non-emergency medical transit and specialized home healthcare services that were never actually provided to patients. Among those indicted was 41-year-old Djuan Walton of Columbus, who faces multiple felony counts of Medicaid fraud, grand theft, and records tampering after allegedly billing the Ohio Department of Medicaid for patient trips while beneficiaries were hospitalized, residing out-of-state, or deceased.

Attorney General Wilson stressed that safeguarding state healthcare funds is vital to maintaining essential medical access for low-income residents, seniors, and vulnerable children across Franklin County. State authorities confirmed they have initiated formal asset recovery proceedings to secure full restitution of public funds and will pursue statutory debarment to permanently exclude convicted entities from future participation in state and federal assistance programs.