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A Youngstown woman and a person who operates a business in Austintown are among those indicted this week by a Franklin County grand jury for allegedly stealing a combined $558,383 from Medicaid, the government healthcare program for the needy.
"Fraud against Medicaid is fraud against Ohio taxpayers," Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson stated in a news release. His office filed the charges. "We will continue to investigate suspicious billing behavior and hold offenders accountable."
Yvette Johnson‑Woodall, 58, of Youngstown, faces charges after allegedly defrauding Medicaid of $83,857 between April 2021 and February 2026, the release states.
Investigators found that she billed for therapeutic behavioral services for four clients during extended periods when no services were provided, including stretches when the clients were homeless or hospitalized.
Records also show that some of her billed service hours overlapped with her shifts at a job as a school bus aide.
In another Youngstown-area case, Sasi Kaza, 55, of Clinton was charged following an investigation that revealed a $53,405 loss to Medicaid. Clinton is northwest of North Canton.
As the owner of Moonlight Home Health Care in Austintown, Kaza is accused of routinely billing for the maximum number of authorized hours regardless of whether services were provided. The fraudulent claims included billing for dates when clients were hospitalized and, in some cases, after they had died.
One of the other defendants alone accounts for more than $400,000 of the alleged fraud. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, an arm of the Attorney General's Office, investigated the cases and secured the indictments in Franklin County.
The largest alleged theft was by Rasheedah Biles, 42, of Pickerington, who is charged with Medicaid fraud and theft in connection with Reset Tomorrow, a Columbus behavioral-health program for children that she owns and operates.
The fraud control unit began investigating Biles after a referral in May 2025 flagged her for excessive billing. The investigation revealed that she allegedly directed employees to inflate claims for services to children in Reset Tomorrow's after-school program and summer camp, and to residents of a group home for foster children.
The fraudulent claims included upcoding and billing for services that were never provided, resulting in a $404,810 loss for Medicaid between November 2023 and October 2025, the release states.