DAYTON — A Dayton woman was sentenced to six to nine years in prison after stealing $1.5 million from Ohio Medicaid, according to the attorney general’s office.
Janay Corbitt pleaded guilty to second-degree felony theft and three third-degree felony counts of identity fraud.
On top of the prison sentence, Corbitt will pay $1.5 million in restitution.
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Corbitt was arrested in August 2024 at a bus station in Dallas by police and U.S. Marshals, according to Attorney General Dave Yost.
According to the attorney general’s office, Corbitt stole the identities of multiple people so she could open and operate two fake behavioral health counseling agencies in the Dayton area.
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Investigators believe Corbitt also stole several identities of licensed counselors and used their credentials to bill Medicaid for services that were not provided.
Corbitt was convicted of theft in 2019 in a separate Medicaid scheme.
The conviction banned her from the Medicaid program.
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