HAMILTON, Ohio — A Southwest Ohio healthcare provider is facing 31 felony charges after allegedly orchestrating a “complete fraud” scheme that bilked the state’s Medicaid program out of more than $12 million.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the sweeping indictment today, following a year-long investigation into fraudulent billing practices targeted at children’s behavioral health programs.
“This was complete fraud – top to bottom,” Attorney General Yost said. “I’m proud of our team of skilled investigators who put in the shoe-leather work needed to build and prosecute this criminal case.”
Over 60,000 Fraudulent Claims Filed Over Six Years
A Butler County grand jury handed down the indictment on Wednesday against 63-year-old Robert Haley of Cincinnati. Haley, a licensed social worker and independent chemical-dependency counselor, owned and operated QIS LLC, a behavioral-health clinic based in Butler County…