WALTHALL COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) — Pearly Youngblood, an employee of Blessing Hearts Healthcare in Taylorsville, Mississippi, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of Medicaid fraud, the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office announced.
Youngblood knowingly submitted false claims for Medicaid services she did not provide, resulting in a financial loss to the Mississippi Division of Medicaid.
On July 28, she was ordered to pay full restitution of $16,598.40, along with $4,000 in fines and fees. In addition, Youngblood received five years of non-adjudicated probation through the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
She will also remain on the federal exclusion list, barring her from participating in Medicaid, Medicare, or any other federal healthcare program for five years.
