State v. McKinney, 08ap-23 (12-11-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Deauntay McKinney ("appellant"), appeals the judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, which convicted appellant for false billings to the Ohio Medicaid program. For the following reasons, we affirm.

{¶ 2} The Franklin County Grand Jury indicted appellant on one count of Medicaid fraud in violation of R.C. 2913.40 and one count of theft in violation of R.C. 2913.02, both as third-degree felonies. The counts concern appellant, a nurse, falsely billing the Ohio Medicaid program $108,848.98 while she cared for two disabled children: Dariq Hawkins…