Your affiant, Jim Murphy, is a Lead Investigator with the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. As Lead Investigator for the MFCU, I investigate allegations of billing fraud by health care providers enrolled in the Minnesota Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Program. In this capacity, I investigated Alexia Benson [DOB REDACTED] (A. BENSON), the defendant herein, and A. BENSON’s work as a Personal Care Assistant. I determined that A. BENSON defrauded the Medicaid program by submitting timesheets for services that she did not provide.
As a result of these false claims, the Minnesota Department of Human Services paid out $28,021.14 in Medicaid funds, $20,064.25 of which A. BENSON was paid in wages. I. THE MEDICAID PROGRAM The Medicaid program provides medical care and services to Minnesotans (recipients) who meet certain income and other eligibility requirements. The Medicaid program, known in Minnesota as the Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP), is administered by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). The DHS enrolls health care providers to furnish health care services and goods to Medicaid recipients.
Medicaid providers are informed of the laws and regulations governing their participation through the MHCP Provider Manual (Manual), which provides specific information for each provider type. For instance, providers must submit claims only after services are rendered and cannot submit claims that overstate either the level of care provided, or the amount of care provided. Medicaid covers personal care assistant (PCA) services, which include assistance with activities of daily living like dressing, grooming, bathing, eating, mobility, and toileting.
Under Medicaid guidelines, personal care services are provided by a PCA, who is employed by a Personal Care Assistance Services Agency for the purpose of providing personal care necessary to maintain a recipient in his or her residence. A PCA is required to accurately document the time he or she spends with a recipient on a timesheet. The PCA then submits the timesheets to the Agency, which bills the DHS for services based on the information reported in the timesheet. Homemaker services are also covered by Medicaid.
Homemaker services are provided to recipients for their home management and cleaning needs. Like PCA services, homemaking services must be documented on a timesheet and provided in the recipient’s home. A person receiving homemaker cleaning services is not required to be present while their home is cleaned. However, the recipient must be present for the provider to deliver homemaker home management and homemaker assistance with activities of daily living (“ADLs”). The timesheets reflect the type of homemaking service that is being provided.
III. A. BENSON’s FRAUD A. BENSON reported that she provided PCA and homemaker services to K. P. (Medicaid recipient is identified by their initials to protect their privacy) through Care4Everyone, LLC. Between February 2022 and May 2025, A. BENSON submitted over 1,400 hours in her timesheets to Care4Everyone that she could not have worked, because at those times, she was otherwise employed. Based on my review of A. BENSON’s employment records, near the time of A. BENSON’s 4 ••-CR-••-•••• Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 1/13/2026 onboarding as a caregiver for Care4Everyone, A. BENSON completed a PCA Training Course through DHS, as required by Minnesota Statutes.
