MAY 25, 2018

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces recovery of $65,000 stolen from taxpayers by Medicaid fraud

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – May 25, 2018 - Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that his Medicaid Recipient Fraud division has recovered just under $65,000 in Medicaid benefits from a recipient in Aiken County who fraudulently got those benefits. This was not a conviction in court so we cannot name the recipient, due to privacy restrictions.

The recipient got the Medicaid benefits over several years and, after our investigation, agreed to repay $64,900.23, which the Attorney General’s Office received May 24th.

“This is a victory for taxpayers, who are happy to help their neighbors in need but certainly don’t want their tax money stolen through fraud,” Attorney General Wilson said.

The money will be returned to the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, which administers the Medicaid program, where it will be used by South Carolinians who are on Medicaid and have legitimate needs.

Last year, the Attorney General’s Medicaid Recipient Fraud division recovered more than $581,000 in Medicaid fraud and saved taxpayers an additional $709,000 through fraudulent spending that was avoided through detection.

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