Missouri Attorney General's Office

Attorney General Bailey’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Earns National Recognition for Effectiveness Press Release 9 Attorney General Bailey’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Earns National Recognition for Effectiveness JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) awarded Missouri’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit with the Inspector General’s Award for Excellence in Fighting Fraud, Waste and Abuse as a result of the Unit’s performance in 2023. The Unit had especially high case outcomes for its size of 19 total staff, who were responsible for obtaining 52 indictments, 23 convictions, and the recovery of over $10 million in restitution orders and settlements. “I am extremely proud of the critical work our Medicaid Fraud Control Unit puts in every day to hold wrongdoers accountable,” said Attorney General Bailey. “Missourians should rest assured that our office is working around the clock to obtain justice for victims and to protect the integrity of their taxpayer dollars. I am proud of the success the Unit has had for Missouri, and I am excited to see what they will achieve moving forward.” Missouri’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit was recognized as a model organization both within OIG and across the wider Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and Medicaid program integrity community. The Unit collaborated with both federal and local partners in a multi-year investigation of a Missouri-based residential treatment facility for foster care children, resulting in a civil settlement of more than $1.8 million and an agreement by the provider to implement a compliance and ethics program. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Missouri Attorney General’s Office investigates allegations of fraud committed by Medicaid providers and will prosecute allegations of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation in Medicaid funded facilities. The Unit is comprised of prosecutors, investigators, and support staff. It receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $2,950,428 for Federal fiscal year 2023. The remaining 25%, totaling $986,135 for FY 2023, is funded by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. https://lnkd.in/eJ2KUp3N

The Attorney General’s Office was proud to participate in the Children’s Trust Fund Go-Blue walk to raise awareness for child abuse prevention. Our team members work tirelessly to keep child sex offenders off the streets and to seek justice for their victims. #GoBlueWalk2024 #StateofMissouri #CrimePrevention

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office released a report late Monday detailing why and how it sought to remove former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner.

To all the men and women who have served our great nation- we thank you. We are especially honored by the men and women who have chosen to continue their service with our office. Happy Veterans Day.

Proud of our interns and all that they do for the State of Missouri. Congratulations Keaton Campbell on completing your first oral argument before the Missouri Court of Appeals. Thank you to Nathan Aquino for your excellent mentorship of law students like Keaton.

Looking to join an amazing legal team and work defending the interests of the State of Missouri in state and federal court? We have openings in our St. Louis Office! The Missouri Attorney General's Office is committed to providing the highest quality legal representation to the six million Missourians who call our State home. We are looking for attorneys with excellent credentials interested in our Labor and Litigation Sections. To learn more about the positions and to apply, please go to: https://lnkd.in/gGrC3RAp (Labor) https://lnkd.in/gWxkDez5 (Litigation)

We proudly hosted teams from Missouri law schools last week for the Attorney General's Cup mock trial competition. We are excited to resume an important tradition for training the next generation of litigation stars of Missouri. All of the teams showed incredible talent, civility, and professionalism over two days of competition in Jefferson City. Thank you to the Kit Bond Federal Courthouse staff for your generosity in hosting. Congratulations to this years' AGO Cup winners from SLU Law School: Megan Melvin, Blake Harting, and Sam Morgan! Congratulations to assistant coaches Paul Tahan and Megan Crowe, and head coach Courtney Chen.

Looking to join an amazing legal team and work defending the interests of the State of Missouri in state and federal court? We have openings in our St. Louis Office! The Missouri Attorney General's Office is committed to providing the highest quality legal representation to the six million Missourians who call our State home. We are looking for attorneys with excellent credentials interested in our Litigation and Labor Sections. To learn more about the positions and to apply, please go to: https://lnkd.in/gWxkDez5 (Litigation) https://lnkd.in/gGrC3RAp (Labor)