Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a former caregiver for grand theft. Dorothy L. Mitchem submitted fraudulent timesheets and accepted payment for services not rendered to a disabled Medicaid recipient. Mitchem previously worked as a direct service worker for Consumer Direct Care Network Florida (CDCNF) to provide in-home, personal care services to a disabled adult. CDCNF assists clients who need attendant care services in their home to select, train and manage their own caregiver. According to the MFCU investigation, Mitchem allegedly submitted timesheets to CDCNF and received payment for services not rendered by the Medicaid program while the client was admitted in the hospital or while working at another place of employment.
