PHOENIX — A man faces felony fraud and theft charges after prosecutors say he orchestrated a scheme that redirected $12.8 million in public health care payments meant for Phoenix Children’s Hospital into a bank account he controlled.
Juan Carlos da Cunha Tcachman, 56, was charged with fraudulent schemes and artifices and theft of control of property, both Class 2 felonies, according to a direct complaint filed in Maricopa County Superior Court by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
Prosecutors allege Tcachman executed a coordinated fraud scheme targeting the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, or AHCCCS, the state’s Medicaid program, beginning in July 2026…