Gurdon caretaker guilty of using client’s debit card for unauthorized DoorDash purchases

A Gurdon woman pleaded guilty to exploitation of a vulnerable person, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced.

Kelly Baxter, 37, pleaded guilty on April 6, 2026, to the Class C felony. Employed as a caregiver, Baxter used a client’s debit card to make unauthorized food and grocery purchases through DoorDash. She was sentenced to five years of probation, fined $500 plus court costs, and restitution totaling $2,597.06.

Baxter was one of three people the attorney general’s office named in a press release regarding arrests and convictions related to Medicaid fraud.

“When individuals commit Medicaid fraud, they take advantage of a system designed to serve vulnerable Arkansans,” Griffin said. “That kind of conduct will be investigated and prosecuted. I commend the exceptional work done on these cases by MFCU’s Special Agent Laura Glover, Special Agent Brandon Muldrow, Assistant Attorney General Gabrielle Davis-Jones, and Assistant Attorney General David Jones. I am also grateful for the assistance of Sixth Judicial District Prosecutor Will Jones in these cases.”

Others named were Victoria Taylor, 37, of North Little Rock, and Dr. Roger D. Morgan, 72, of Lakeland, Tennessee. They were both arrested recently on the charge of Medicaid Fraud.

While working as a personal care aide, Taylor claimed she provided care services to her spouse, Robert Washington. Medicaid was billed $46,977.05 for these claims. All billing for services allegedly provided to Washington was prohibited, as spouses are not permitted to receive payment for providing caregiving services. In addition, Taylor did not perform some of the claimed services, and certain reported service times conflicted with her other employment and known location data.

Dr. Morgan allegedly billed Medicaid $9,150.00 for psychotherapy services he claimed to have provided to multiple beneficiaries while he was traveling and not physically present with the patients.

The Arkansas Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant totaling $4,781,516 for the Federal fiscal year 2026, of which $3,586,140 is federally funded. The remaining 25%, totaling $1,195,376 for the State fiscal year 2026, is funded by Arkansas General Revenue.