DENVER — Ashley Marie Stevens, 40, of Mesa County, has been charged with defrauding Colorado Medicaid’s non-emergent medical transportation program. The federal indictment alleges a scheme in which Stevens submitted over $1 million in fraudulent claims through her company, Armistead Twin Rides, LLC, between approximately July 2022 and February 2023.

Stevens faces 23 federal counts: six counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of health care fraud, and six counts of money laundering. According to the indictment, she billed Colorado Medicaid for more than $400,000 in transportation for herself and family members, most of which lacked corresponding medical appointments—an activity prohibited under Colorado’s Non-Emergent Medical Transportation Billing Manual.

The indictment further alleges Stevens submitted claims totaling over $150,000 for rides provided to four Medicaid beneficiaries where either no transportation occurred or the destinations were unrelated to medical care. Additionally, she billed more than $450,000 for rides exceeding 400 miles per patient per day, with only a few aligning with actual medical appointments located less than 400 miles away.

Proceeds from the alleged fraud were used for personal expenses, including travel and the purchase of a luxury vehicle, according to court documents. The investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.

Rebecca Weber, Colorado First Assistant Attorney General and Director of the Medicaid Fraud, Abuse & Neglect Unit, is serving as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Colorado in the prosecution. The case is assigned number 25-CR-0344-PAB.

The Colorado Medicaid Fraud, Abuse & Neglect Unit, which is participating in the prosecution, receives 75% of its funding—$4,026,641.50—from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for federal fiscal year 2026, with the remaining 25%, or $1,342,213.83, provided by the state of Colorado. Medicaid transportation fraud diverts public funds intended for vulnerable patients, undermining program integrity and increasing costs for taxpayers.