22 Charged in Arizona Medicaid Fraud Scheme Allegedly Funneling Millions of Dollars to African Migrant Church in Phoenix and to Rwanda
by Jordan Conradson May. 23, 2025 4:20 pm
Twenty-two defendants were indicted this week in Phoenix, Arizona, on felony charges, including money laundering, theft, conspiracy, fraud, and forgery, in a $60 million scheme that allegedly diverted medicaid funds meant for sober living programs to a church for East African migrants.
The 51-count indictment announced by the state’s Democratic Attorney General on Tuesday alleges that Happy House Behavioral Health billed the state over $60 million “for services not rendered and/or partially rendered, including but not limited to, billing for deceased clients, billing for incarcerated clients, billing for hospitalized clients, billing under incorrect billing codes, and billing excessively.”
Additionally, Happy Health is accused of paying over $5 million to Hope of Life International Church, which later wired over $2 million to “an entity in Rwanda.”
It appears that all of the defendants are African migrants or refugees.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/22-charged-arizona-medicaid-fraud-scheme-allegedly-funneling/
