Palos Heights Mother, Daughter Among Three Charged in Medicaid Fraud Cases (Chicago, IL) — A Palos Heights mother and daughter and a Hammond, Indiana, woman face felony charges in two separate cases involving nearly $199,000 in allegedly fraudulent Medicaid payments.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office announced the charges Nov. 6. All three defendants have Dec. 16 court dates in Cook County.
Prosecutors allege Jacqueline Dzimitowicz, 62, billed Medicaid for personal assistant services she did not provide to her daughter, Alexandria Dzimitowicz, 32, between November 2021 and February 2025.
Alexandria lived separately from her mother and later lived in Florida while claims continued, according to Raoul’s office. The alleged payments totaled approximately $44,856.
In the second case, Taylor Dobbins, 32, allegedly received approximately $154,133 for in-home skilled nursing services she did not provide to a minor child between March 2022 and May 2024. Prosecutors say the arrangement included payments to the child’s parent.
Each defendant faces one vendor fraud count, two theft counts and one forgery count.
The cases followed referrals from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services’ Office of Inspector General.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Palos Heights Mother, Daughter Among Three Charged in Medicaid Fraud Cases
