A 48 year old woman from Pierre has been indicted on six felony counts of defrauding the South Dakota Medicaid Program of more than $588,000 in federal and state funds.
Sharon Laraye Monson is accused of stealing the money as the owner of At Home Nursing in Pierre. She is charged with three counts of Unlawfully Obtaining Benefits or Payments from a Medical Assistance Program, and one count each of Aggravated Grand Theft, Perjury to Obtain State Benefits, and Failure to Keep Necessary Records Upon Which Medicaid Claim is Based.
The violations are alleged to have occured from May 1, 2018 to Jan. 1, 2024. Monson faces a combined maximum prison or county jail sentence of 42 years, if found guilty of all six charges.
Attorney General Marty Jackley says Monson is accused of “taking advantage of people who needed this type of service, and who relied on Medicaid to pay for it.”
Monson has not yet had an initial court appearance. She is presumed innocent under the U.S. Constitution.
This release is provided in compliance with the federal Stevens Amendment: The South Dakota Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling approximately $1,002,576 for Federal Fiscal Year 2025. The remaining 25%, totaling approximately $334,188 for Federal Fiscal Year 2025, was funded by the State of South Dakota.
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