A company named "The Knights of Ni" in apparent tribute to Monty Python and the Holy Grail was charged with Medicaid fraud, reports The Alaska Beacon. A criminal complaint filed in Anchorage's district court details seven counts including a scheme to defraud, first-degree theft and five counts of medical assistance fraud, which prosecutors claim took more than $519,000 from Medicaid. Named is Ryan Carroll, owner of The Knights of Ni LLC.
According to the criminal complaint, the Department of Health received a message warning that Carroll "was having an inappropriate relationship with one of his … clients." That prompted an investigation which found Carroll had missed several reports that could have caused as many as 19 Alaskans to lose health care. Further review discovered Carroll "docum

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