COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nine Medicaid providers and one recipient across Ohio, including several in Greater Cleveland , are accused of stealing a combined $478,000 from the state’s Medicaid program, according to indictments filed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office. The cases were investigated by the Ohio Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which operates within Yost’s office, and were filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, authorities said. “This February, remember: Love may be blind, but our investigators see just fine,” Yost said in a nod to Valentine’s Day. “If you flirt with fraud, your next date will be with a judge.” According to investigators, the alleged schemes included billing for services not provided, inflating hours, submitting claims while traveling or working other jobs, and, in one case, a kickback arrangement between a provider and a client. Below is the list of those indicted, with a description from Yost’s office of their alleged crimes: The Ohio Medicaid Fraud Control Unit works with federal, state and local partners to investigate and prosecute Medicaid fraud and to enforce Ohio’s patient abuse and neglect laws, officials said. Friday’s announcement marks the
