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Arkansas leaders back bill to expand Medicaid fraud investigations
4+ week, 1+ day ago (338+ words) LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, Gov. Sarah Sanders and U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton are backing federal legislation that would give states more authority to investigate and prosecute Medicaid fraud. The three Republican leaders appeared together in Little…...
Arkansas attorney general backs bill expanding Medicaid fraud investigations
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (176+ words) by KATV Digital Team LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has joined 16 other state attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to pass legislation that would expand the authority of state Medicaid Fraud Control Units to investigate and…...
New EBT app gives Arkansas SNAP recipients security tools against scammers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (192+ words) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — After months of hearing from Arkansas families who had their Summer EBT benefits stolen by scammers with no way to get that money back, there are now new security tools aimed at preventing it from happening…...
North Little Rock warns residents of permit fee e-mail scam
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (165+ words) NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — City officials are warning residents and businesses about a fraudulent email circulating that falsely claims to be from the city's planning department and requests payment for permit-related fees. According to the City of North Little…...
Alexander councilwoman arrested for forging docs to get credit card tied to city accounts
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (101+ words) KATV ALEXANDER, Ark. (KATV) — A 77-year-old Alexander councilwoman has been arrested and charged with forgery, Arkansas State Police announced on Thursday. Police say they arrested Lou "Juanita" Wilson after investigating her at the request of Sixth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney…...
AG Tim Griffin confirms guilty plea in Medicaid fraud scheme tied to 1st Choice Home Care
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (251+ words) LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced the conviction of Brandi Davis, 41, of Trumann, on two counts of Medicaid fraud. According to Griffin, Davis pleaded guilty May 4 to one count of Medicaid fraud, a Class A felony,…...
Ex-Arkansas American Indian Center director gets 4 years for $1.7M grant embezzlement
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (292+ words) A former executive director of the American Indian Center of Arkansas has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after admitting to embezzling more than $1.7 million in federal grant funds. Star Rana Jackson, 50, of Austin, was sentenced Wednesday to…...
Arkansas Scholarship Lottery warns players about potential video call scam
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (228+ words) Little Rock — Arkansas Scholarship Lottery officials are urging caution after receiving reports of a new video call scam targeting players. ASL Executive Director Sharon Strong says a caller is posing as a lottery representative offering winning million-dollar tickets to random…...
Pine Bluff School District scammed out of more than $3.2 million after cybersecurity hack
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (362+ words) LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — On Monday, Dr. Jennifer Barbaree, Superintendent of the Pine Bluff School District, announced the district fell victim to a serious cybercrime that scammed the district out of more than $3.2 million. "On December 17, the District processed a wire…...
Former LR Housing Authority chair claims he was framed for alleged financial crimes
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (482+ words) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Kenyon Lowe, the former chair of the Little Rock Housing Authority's Board of Commissioners, is responding after last week Arkansas Congressman French Hill and House Financial Services Committee sub-chairs demanded federal prosecutors investigate former commissioners for…...