Montana DOJ: Great Falls Woman Submitted Over $2 Million in False Claims

Federal law enforcement has been on a hot streak lately with their crackdown on insurance fraud across the country... including Montana.

The Montana Department of Justice announced that they had in three in custody as part of the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown initiative.

2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

The Montana Department of Justice announced the arrests of three individuals out of Montana, including Great Falls, as part of federal authorities cracking down on insurance fraud throughout the United States.

"I am pleased to see the Trump Administration working with us to identify and combat fraud," Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said in the press release.

"At the Montana Department of Justice, we are committed to protecting hardworking Montanans’ money and making sure programs for those in need aren’t a payday for criminals. If you cheat the system, we will hold you accountable."

Billings Woman Busted For $249k Worth of Fraud

Allison Watt, 55, out of Billings was charged with Medicaid fraud "and false claim to a public agency for fraudulently billing Medicaid for services she did not personally provide."

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Watt was named as the owner of Beautiful Directions Counseling and according to the Montana DOJ, "billed Medicaid for counseling services provided by interns who were unauthorized to bill Medicaid independently, while representing herself as the provider."

Helena Woman Busted For $3,790.87 Worth of Fraud

Out of Helena, 46-year-old Laural Suydam was "convicted of theft for receiving $3,790.87 in fraudulent Medicaid reimbursements" according to the Montana Department of Justice.

Suydamn reportedly submitted documents stating she "provided care to a patient, even though the patient denied that it occurred." A GPS used for "electronic visit verification" showed Suydam was everywhere but the patient's house.

Oops!

Great Falls Woman Busted For $2.3 Million Worth of Fraud

Montana authorities also shared that Victoria Davenport, 60, out of Great Falls was "charged with two counts of Medicaid fraud, two counts of false claim to a public agency, and one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence for submitted claims totaling $2,300,729.65 and received $1,243,131.17 in fraudulent Medicaid reimbursements."

Wow! Apparently, she was billing Medicaid for "counseling services provided by unlicensed staff and submitted these claims under her name as if she were the provider."

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The Department of Homeland Security even got involved, confirming that Davenport "was out of the country for 217 claims submitted to Medicaid that listed her as the treating provider."

Authorities eventually notified Davenport that they were looking into her and when they requested documents, records, etc.; Davenport allegedly submitted "altered documentation" to the Montana Department of Justice’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

Yeah, you can't do that!

Are More Insurance Fraud Cases Coming?

At this rate, don't be surprised if we see the feds reveal more names as part of their investigation. This is getting a little crazy, don't you think?

Does this change the way you look at health insurance or is this something you suspected was going on the whole time? Share your thoughts with me HERE.