ST. LOUIS • A woman from St. Louis admitted on Friday travelling the U.S. and the world while claiming that she was receiving home health care and other services.

Salwa Albayati, 74, pre-signed forms so that her home health care aides could submit them as if she were receiving services at home, Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy Berry said in Albayati's plea hearing Friday.

In one example Berry gave, an aide claimed to have provided services for Albayati from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2017. But Albayati's flight from Germany didn't arrive until 4:30 p.m. that day, Berry said.

Albayati's intent was to maximize the aide's pay, because Albayati was taking $420 of the aide's $700 salary, Berry said.

In all, her aides billed $175,120 between 2013 and June 25, 2018, Berry said. Albayati was also paid $27,618 in Social Security benefits and $2,407 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that she was not entitled to, Berry said.

Albayati pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of making false statements regarding health care matters and could face one to two years in prison when sentenced in January.