Lawmakers press AHCCCS officials as behavioral health providers await payments
State lawmakers held a third oversight hearing with the new AHCCCS director regarding the recent massive Medicaid fraud crackdown.
Full interview: Carmen Heredia of AHCCCS on massive Medicaid fraud scandal
The cabinet executive officer of Arizona?s Medicaid agency is opening up about the AHCCCS fraud scandal plaguing our state. It?s been nearly a year since Carmen Heredia took over as the head of the agency and she has spent the majority of that time trying to crack down on the fake rehab scheme targeting vulnerable people while bilking the state for nearly a billion dollars.
The Sober Truth: Inside AZ's Medicaid scandal | Trailer
The Sober Truth: Inside Arizona's Medicaid scandal - streaming exclusively on FOX10Phoenix.com, Tubi, and FOX Local on Dec. 3 at 7pm MST. Get a preview of @jlumfox10's 30-minute special report, which includes exclusive stories that shed light on a scheme that transformed into a full blown sober living crisis.
Fallout of sober living crisis on Phoenix streets
A sober living Medicaid scheme victimizes as many as 8,000 tribal members, leaving many displaced as fake rehab centers shut down. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum went on a ride-along with Navajo Nation Police for "Operation Rainbow Bridge" to confront the crisis head on.
Sober living scheme: AHCCCS fallout continues as lawmakers question state officials on fraud
"People in these homes were being recruited off the streets and being supplied with drugs just so that they could keep billing. Many people that I was there with did not survive," said one woman during a state legislature hearing over the sober living scheme.
Sober Living Scheme: AZ fraud fallout continues
The sober living scheme that reportedly defrauded Arizona out of an estimated $2.8 billion was under scrutiny at the state capitol, as state politicians try to hold Arizona's Medicaid agency accountable. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum reports.
Sober Living Scheme: Patient broker sentenced
A man has been sentenced for funneling vulnerable Arizonans into behavioral health facilities in exchange for money.
He needed help for his addiction. Why was he stabbed to death at a group home? | On The Record
FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum & Special Projects Executive Producer George Obi take you inside the investigation of Reno Caddo's murder. Reva Stewart of the Turtle Island Women Warriors, an advocate for Indigenous people impacted by fraudulent sober living homes and AHCCCS fraud weighs in on this tragic case out of Goodyear.
Goodyear PD body cam shows aftermath of group home murder
Newly released 911 audio and body camera footage shed light on the April 2025 murder of Reno Caddo, who was fatally stabbed 21 times at a Goodyear home for individuals struggling with addiction. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum reports.
'Very intentional': Goodyear PD body cam shows aftermath of group home murder, victim stabbed 21 times
A 911 call and body-worn camera footage has been released, revealing the April 2025 murder of Reno Caddo, who was stabbed 21 times at a Goodyear home that housed people battling addictions.
Man charged in deadly Goodyear group home stabbing once spent time in prison for manslaughter
Reno Caddo's loved ones are searching for answers and calling for accountability, months after the 24-year-old man was killed at a group home in the West Valley. The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Glynn Peaches, was Caddo's roommate at the facility.
Sober Living Scheme: Arizona Attorney General addresses Medicaid fraud
Per AG Mayes, more than 120 individual and entities have been charged in connection to the Sober Living Scheme, but only a small percentage of the estimated $2 billion has been recovered.
Sober Living Scheme: AZ AG Mayes addresses fraud
The Arizona Attorney General's Office is prosecuting the latest case that is related to the Sober Living Crisis and the scandal involving Arizona's Medicaid agency, AHCCCS. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum sat down with AG Mayes, two years since the state finally began to crack down on the problem.
AHCCCS Fraud: Employees unaware of boss's guilty plea
Three people who used to work for an unlicensed health care facility in the Phoenix area are voicing their frustrations over what had happened. FOX 10's Justin Lum has this story.
Lawsuit: 'Body broker’ cashed in on insurance kickbacks by housing Oklahoma addicts
A Goodyear woman accused of sober living fraud is among several being sued for millions of dollars by a major health insurance company. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma alleges she acted as a "body broker." FOX 10's Justin Lum has more.
Arizona woman accused of being a 'body broker,' lawsuit alleges
A Goodyear woman accused of sober living fraud is one of several being sued for millions of dollars by a major health insurance company. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma accuses the woman of acting as a "body broker."
Mindvalley Behavioral: Owner linked to multiple evictions, unlicensed sober living homes & AZDHS investigation
A Phoenix counseling facility is under investigation by Arizona's Health Department and former employees say vulnerable people are being shuffled from home to home. FOX 10's Justin Lum reports.
Unlicensed treatment facility in motel linked to multi-million dollar fraud case
FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum reveals how an unlicensed treatment facility ran from a Phoenix motel is connected to a multi-million-dollar fraud case.
Phoenix motel used as unlicensed health care center tied to clinic convicted of AHCCCS fraud
FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum is uncovering how an unlicensed treatment facility operated out of a Phoenix motel with ties to a multi-million-dollar fraud case.
Sober living crisis: Displaced people remain homeless after AHCCCS scandal
Two major issues in Arizona have become intertwined since the state’s Medicaid agency cracked down on fraudulent behavioral health facilities in 2023. Some critics say the suspension of hundreds of providers was an over-correction after Arizona lost more than $2 billion in estimated fraud.