Charlotte women sentenced for Medicaid fraud

Three Charlotte women were sentenced Tuesday for Medicaid fraud after scheming to steal almost $6 million from the government, said Jill Westmoreland Rose, Acting U.S. District Attorney for Western North Carolina.

The three women will pay a combined $2,147,550.27 in restitution to Medicaid after pleading guilty to billing the government for services they didn’t provide, Rose said.

Aliya Boss, 36, was sentenced to 44 months in prison for her involvement in a scheme to defraud Medicaid of more than $4.3 million, which she billed for behavior and mental health services she didn’t provide, Rose said. One fraudulent bill charged Medicaid for 140 hours of therapy in a single day.

Sakeenah Davis, 38, and Kino Williams,37, owned and operated a company that submitted fraudulent claims for outpatient mental and behavioral health services, and once billed 77 hours worth of services in one day. The two used the funds to pay for personal expenses, including jewelry and Davis’s wedding.

Davis was sentenced to 42 months in prison. Williams was sentenced to 35 months. Sam Hardiman

This story was originally published August 18, 2015 at 4:35 PM with the headline "Charlotte women sentenced for Medicaid fraud."