A Peoria man was indicted and a San Tan Valley woman was sentenced this week in state Medicaid fraud cases involving about $75 million.
Rita Anagho was sentenced to 14 years in prison for bilking the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, or AHCCCS, out of about $55 million, which she will have to pay back.
Federal prosecutors say many Native American patients were targeted in Anagho’s addiction treatment scam.
Prosecutors allege that Williams raked in about $20 million, buying property and a luxury vehicle.
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Tennessee's top prisons official resigned after the botched attempted execution of Christa Pike. But this wasn’t the first time he oversaw executions that ran into problems — including here in Arizona. -
Four years ago, Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes won the office by less than 300 votes. Now, she’s hoping her track record taking on President Trump, fake electors and predatory businesses will earn her a second term in office. -
Yuma physician Irfan Fazil has been convicted on four felony counts related to a massive fraud scheme against AHCCCS — the state’s Medicaid system. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office says Fazil billed patients for services they never received. -
Tennessee’s top prison official who oversaw the botched execution of Christa Pike was previously in charge of executions in Arizona when the state experienced similar problems. -
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by Arizona to block the start of a court-ordered takeover of healthcare operations in its prisons after the state was found to have provided inadequate care to incarcerated people and dragged its feet in making improvements.
