Twenty individuals, along with a mental health company and a church, face charges for allegedly defrauding Arizona's Medicaid program of $60 million. The indictment claims that Happy House Behavioral Health LLC billed for mental health services that were either undelivered or inadequately provided, as well as for deceased or incarcerated clients. Referrals from sober living homes to this business, which received state funding, led to illegal payments. Additionally, money laundering claims allege that Happy House paid $5 million to a church, which then transferred $2 million to a Rwandan entity.
The church's only relationship was that of a landlord and, later, as a recipient of a donation - a donation accepted in good faith, consistent with its mission and longstanding practice.
Authorities say sober living homes referred clients to the behavioral health business, which received money from the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System and then paid the homes for the clients in violation of state law.
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