Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced indictments against 42 defendants across 10 separate health care fraud cases in five counties, marking one of the most significant coordinated law enforcement actions in the state's history.
"These 42 indictments show how tirelessly my office works to hold bad actors accountable," Mayes said. "We will not stop until those who exploit our health care system are brought to justice."
The charges, filed as part of the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, span a wide array of alleged criminal conduct, including systemic Medicaid fraud, drug diversion, unlicensed medical practice, medical neglect and manslaughter. Several of the high-profile cases stem from a massive, pandemic-era sober-living fraud scheme that prosecutors say preyed on people battling addiction and cost taxpayers close to $3 billion.
Among the cases outlined by the Attorney General's Office:
- Charges against seven employees of the Meadows Catalina care home following the death of a vulnerable adult; one defendant faces manslaughter and the others face vulnerable-adult abuse.
- An unlicensed midwife in Snowflake charged in connection with the in-utero death of an unborn child.
- A Yuma clinic operator accused of running a racketeering enterprise that defrauded the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) out of millions of dollars.
