CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday that nine people are facing charges for Medicaid fraud.

Yost says four people from Northeast Ohio are among the accused.

According to his office, the thefts amount to a combined $530,888.

Here’s how Yost describes each case:

Monica Dean, 46, of Cleveland, was indicted on charges of Medicaid fraud and theft after investigators calculated a $45,205 loss to Medicaid. Three clients reported that she rarely showed up, provided minimal care or sent unqualified individuals to provide services in her place, yet records show she billed for full shifts.

Mustafa Issa, 34, and his wife, Ayshia Mustapha, 28, are accused of running multiple billing schemes from their West Chester business, Hearts of Care Home Health Care Age

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