Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $98,000 Medicaid Fraud Settlement Over Fake Nurse
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Thursday, October 1, 2026
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RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a settlement with White Oak Manor of Burlington over allegations that the nursing home hired an unqualified person as a nurse and then billed Medicaid for services she provided. The facility will pay $98,474 to the state, including $49,237 in Medicaid restitution.
“If you’re providing health care to North Carolinians, you better be qualified to do the job,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “I’m grateful to NCDHHS for identifying this case and referring it to our office so we could protect North Carolinians’ care and their taxpayer dollars.”
“We take our responsibility to prevent, detect, and address fraud, waste, and abuse seriously,” said NC Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai. “By working closely with the Attorney General’s Office to catch unqualified personnel, we ensure that taxpayer dollars are protected and resources go directly toward the safe, quality health care North Carolinians deserve.”
Nieasha Jones was hired as a nurse without a nursing license, training or experience. Jones worked 54 shifts over three months, interacting with residents and providing care despite not having the required qualifications or license. The facility then billed Medicaid for services provided to residents, including services provided by Jones.
The case was investigated by the Medicaid Investigations Division (MID) of the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office after a referral from the Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) within the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
The civil claims resolved by this settlement are allegations only, and there has been no judicial determination or admission of liability.
A copy of the settlement is available here.
About the Medicaid Investigations Division (MID)
The Attorney General’s MID investigates fraud and abuse by healthcare companies and providers, as well as patient abuse and neglect in facilities that are funded by Medicaid. MID is North Carolina’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the unit required by federal law to ensure taxpayer dollars in the Medicaid program go to fund patient care, not fraud. MID investigates and prosecutes Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse. Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that helps provide medical care for people with limited income. To date, the MID has recovered more than $1.2 billion in restitution and penalties for North Carolina. MID has won more than $41 million in civil penalties since 2012 that go to fund North Carolina’s public schools.
MID receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $8,561,152 for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2026. The remaining 25%, totaling $2,853,714, is funded by the State of North Carolina. To report Medicaid fraud in North Carolina, call the North Carolina Medicaid Investigations Division at 919-881-2320, or report Medicaid provider fraud online here or patient abuse online here.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the county Departments of Social Services are the agencies responsible for Medicaid recipient fraud. You can report Medicaid recipient fraud here.
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