Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that the Office of the Attorney General secured a grand jury indictment against Cathy Chidester of Drop In Counseling for defrauding the State’s Medicaid program, among other charges. Chidester is accused of illegally billing the program, spanning from September 1, 2017, to October 28, 2019. Chidester faces 15 felony charges, including multiple counts of fraud over $20,000.00, obstruction of investigation, Medicaid fraud, and theft of identity. A copy of the indictment is attached.
