Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that her office has filed charges against 42 defendants across 10 cases throughout the state as part of the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
The charges were filed in five Arizona counties and represent one of the most significant coordinated health care enforcement actions in the state’s history, a news release states. They span a range of alleged criminal conduct including fraudulent Medicaid billing, unlicensed medical practice, drug diversion, exploitation of vulnerable adults, and manslaughter.
Of the cases, two came out of Phoenix and one out of Peoria.
