A grand jury indicted Ms. Faria on March 6 on 17 counts, including mail fraud, identity theft, misuse of a Social Security number, and theft of government funds. Authorities revealed that she filed claims in the names of 13 people, believing them to be deceased due to inactivity in their Social Security accounts, despite them not being officially reported as deceased. Concurrently, discussions around Medicaid's estate recovery process have surfaced, highlighting federal requirements for states to recoup healthcare costs from the estates of deceased Medicaid recipients. This process often targets the homes of those who were over 55 and used Medicaid for long-term care, raising concerns about the impact on families and the ethical implications of such actions.