With the court directing Ariell Olivia Dix to pay millions in restitution, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office has concluded the case against the white-collar crime perpetrator. According to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Dix, who was involved in scamming Arizonian Medicaid programs, has been ordered to return a substantial amount of $3,863,036.15.
This financial reckoning comes as an extra punishment after being given a 3.5-year prison sentence in May. “Medicaid fraud harms those who rely on critical health care services and steals from taxpayers,” said Attorney General Kris Mayes. Mayes highlighted the government’s position on white-collar crimes, particularly those that take advantage of disadvantaged populations and public programs, in a news statement that is accessible on the website of the Arizona Attorney General.
The criminal story started when Dix relocated to Phoenix to establish Behavioral Health Care Treatment facilities after being permanently disqualified from Nevada’s State Medicaid Program for comparable charges. According to the Arizona Attorney General’s website, she padded treatment dates and hours there in order to illegally bill the American Indian Health Program. Her actions, which defrauded tax payers of funds meant for medical expenses, caused the Arizona Health Care caused Containment System (AHCCCS) millions between 2019 and 2022.
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