Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Rock Hill counselor charged with Medicaid fraud

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Simone S. Reeves, 45 years old, of Rock Hill, SC, on one count of  Obtaining Property or Signature Under False Pretenses, value $10,000 or more {16-13-0240(1)} and one count of Medical Assistance Provider Fraud {43-07-0060}. Reeves was booked into the Richland County Detention Center on September 23, 2025.

A VAMPF investigation revealed that, between February 19, 2018, and May 14, 2019, Reeves allegedly submitted fraudulent payment claims exceeding $10,000 to the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, which administers the state’s Medicaid program. As a Licensed Professional Counselor employed by H.I.S. Counseling LLC, a South Carolina Medicaid provider, Reeves is accused of preparing and submitting falsified timesheets, claiming she provided behavioral health services to minor Medicaid beneficiaries when no such services were rendered.

The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.

Obtaining Property or Signature Under False Pretenses, value $10,000 or more, is a felony and, upon conviction, has a penalty of up to 10 years in prison, a fine at the discretion of the court, or both.  Medical Assistance Provider Fraud is a class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, has a penalty of up to three years in prison and a fine of not more than $1,000.  

Pursuant to federal regulations, VAMPF has authority over Medicaid provider fraud; abuse and neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries in any setting; and the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of individuals residing in assisted living facilities or nursing homes. 

Attorney General Wilson stressed all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.

The South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, dba VAMPF, receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $2,889,252 for federal fiscal year 2025. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $963,084 for FFY 2025, is funded by South Carolina.