Board Meeting

Operators behind a children’s day treatment program have agreed on May 15th to pay over $15 million after being accused of defrauding state Medicaid programs in Kentucky and Ohio. The case involves improper billing practices related both to non-covered activities at Aspire Day Program locations as well as misrepresentation about clinician qualifications.

Of the $17.2 billion in taxes collected by Kentucky in 2024, 33.7%, or $5.8 billion, came from general sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Henry Ritscher of Gallipolis, Ohio has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to producing child sexual abuse material involving a minor victim in Johnson County. Authorities say this case is part of broader efforts under Project Safe Childhood targeting online exploitation offenses.