Indianapolis day care defrauded the Indiana Medicaid Program of nearly $2 million.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A woman who ran an Indianapolis day care has been indicted on federal charges she defrauded the Indiana Medicaid Program of nearly $2 million.

Carol Y. Woodard, 40, was indicted Monday on health care fraud charges, said U.S. Attorney Timothy Morrison.

Woodard enrolled her day care and after-school care business, Gideon's Gate, in the Medicaid program and collected $1.8 million for services never rendered, including therapy for traumatic brain injury, Morrison said Woodard was not in federal custody Monday. A telephone call to a number listed in Woodard's name was not answered Monday evening.

Woodard faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. An initial hearing before a federal magistrate is scheduled for Sept. 2.

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