LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the conviction of Sarah Mazander, 39, of Judsonia after she pleaded guilty in White County Circuit Court to the charge of Abuse of an Endangered/Impaired Person, a Class C Felony:
“I am grateful for the diligence of everyone in my office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, especially Assistant Attorney General Gabby Davis-Jones, who helped to secure the negotiated plea leading to conviction. I also thank the Searcy Police Department and 17th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Reed McCoy for their assistance and cooperation.
“Protecting our state’s vulnerable takes a team effort, and I will continue to use all the resources I have to prosecute those who exploit elder Arkansans under their care.”