Two people have been convicted and another arrested on charges of Medicaid fraud following investigations by the Arkansas Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), according to a statement released by Attorney General Tim Griffin.
On November 12, Cassidy Baldridge, 33, from Lead Hill, was found guilty of Medicaid fraud, which is classified as a Class A misdemeanor. She received a suspended one-year jail sentence and must pay $1,211.61 in restitution along with a $100 fine and court costs. Baldridge was accused of billing Medicaid for services she claimed to provide to a beneficiary who was actually hospitalized at the time.
The same day, Shannon Mensie, 56, of North Little Rock, was also convicted of Medicaid fraud—a Class A misdemeanor. Mensie’s sentence includes 30 days in jail (suspended), $393.75 in restitution, a $500 fine, and court costs. Prosecutors said Mensie falsely reported providing care to a Medicaid recipient in Beebe while she was working for Amazon in North Little Rock.
On November 13, Jacqueline Small, 36, of Rector was arrested and charged with Medicaid fraud as a Class B felony. Small allegedly submitted claims for personal care services that were not provided as documented while employed by a local agency. According to electronic visit verification records cited by authorities, Small was not present at beneficiary residences during the times she reported delivering care. The improper billing totaled $11,576.32.
Attorney General Griffin stated: “My office remains unwavering in our mission to protect the vulnerable and hold those who commit Medicaid fraud responsible. I want to thank my Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) for their continued dedication to protect Arkansas, especially Special Agent Laura Glover, Special Agent Heath Nelson, Special Agent Matthew Edwards, Assistant Attorney General Gabrielle Davis-Jones, and Assistant Attorney General David Jones. I also want to thank the office of the Prosecuting Attorney for the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas Will Jones for its assistance in these cases.”
Funding for the Arkansas MFCU comes mainly from federal sources; it receives 75% from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant totaling $4.78 million for fiscal year 2026 ($3.58 million federally funded). The remaining quarter ($1.19 million) is supplied through Arkansas General Revenue.
Attorney General Tim Griffin has served as Arkansas’s attorney general since January 2023 after previously holding positions including lieutenant governor and U.S representative for Arkansas’s Second Congressional District.
