LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced on Friday that two people have been convicted and one other was arrested in connection Medicaid fraud.

According to Griffin, his office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit led the effort behind the convictions and the arrest.

Back on July 24, 44-year-old David Pelto, formerly of Fayetteville, was arrested on one count of exploitation of a vulnerable person — the man worked as a co-guardian for the victim and he's accused of stealing the victim's money, property, and silver-coin collection.

Just over a week later on August 4, 44-year-old Carmelita McCullum, of Jonesboro, pleaded guilty to one charge of Medicaid fraud. McCullum is said to have "billed Medicaid for personal-care services that she never provided to her clients."

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