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Former Pierre In-Home Care Provider Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud

Sharon Laraye Monson received a 10-year suspended prison sentence, probation, and $500,000 restitution for submitting false Medicaid claims.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 26, 2026, 2:04 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 25, 2026, 1:49 p.m. ETWritten Aug 26, 2026, 2:10 a.m. ET
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Sharon Laraye Monson, former owner of At Home Nursing in Pierre, was on August 25, 2026, for one felony count of grand theft, according to Dakota News Now. The court imposed a 10-year suspended prison sentence, 10 years of probation, and $500,000 in restitution. Monson submitted false claims to Medicaid from May 1, 2018, to January 1, 2024, defrauding more than $588,000 from the South Dakota Medicaid Program, the outlet reported.

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  1. Aug 26, 2026, 2:04 a.m. ETFirst report

    Former Pierre In-Home Care Provider Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud

    Sharon Laraye Monson, who owned At Home Nursing in Pierre, was sentenced on August 25, 2026, for one felony count of grand theft, according to Dakota News Now. The sentencing stems from allegations that Monson submitted false claims to Medicaid from May 1, 2018, to January 1, 2024, defrauding more than $588,000 from the South Dakota Medicaid Program.

    Monson received a 10-year suspended prison sentence, 10 years of probation, and was ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution, as reported by Dakota News Now.

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