Timothy T. Duax U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
An Iowa attorney has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to Iowa Medicaid, according to federal court records. Timothy Mark Anderson, 66, of Garner, Iowa, entered his plea on October 30, 2025, in Sioux City. He was convicted of one count of making a false statement related to a health care matter.
During the plea hearing and in a written agreement, Anderson acknowledged that he was licensed to practice law in Iowa and offered financial, tax, and estate planning services from his office in Garner. His legal work included helping elderly clients with Medicaid eligibility.
Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provides health care benefits for low-income individuals and others, including the elderly. As part of his services, Anderson prepared and submitted applications for Iowa Medicaid-funded nursing home care. Eligibility rules require an evaluation of the applicant’s financial resources. In determining these resources for an individual and spouse, one automobile may be excluded regardless of value if it meets state law requirements.
In 2021, two elderly married clients—referred to as Father-1 and Mother-1—had more than $400,000 in assets, including a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox valued at $30,000. They sought to qualify for Iowa Medicaid so it would pay for nursing home expenses while preserving their assets for heirs. At that time, Father-1 was receiving nursing home care without public assistance.
In October 2021, Anderson deposited a $186,000 check from Mother-1 into his personal savings account and provided her with the title to a 1961 Rolls Royce Phantom V. He also created a bill of sale indicating the car was transferred on October 18, 2021. However, two days before this transaction date—on October 16—Anderson had been driving the Rolls Royce when it was involved in an accident that left it inoperable.
On November 4, 2021, Anderson sent documents to Iowa Medicaid as part of an application for Father-1’s benefits. Among them was a document stating that the Rolls Royce had a fair market value of $194,000. At the time he submitted this information to Iowa Medicaid, Anderson knew this valuation was not accurate.
Sentencing will be scheduled after preparation of a presentence report by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. Anderson remains free pending sentencing and faces up to five years in prison, a fine up to $250,000 and three years of supervised release following any imprisonment.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Timothy L. Vavricek and investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
