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AI-Faked Notes and $500 Bonuses | Mesa News
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A major Medicaid fraud scandal has erupted in Arizona, where a behavioral health clinic on tribal land, Sacred Circles of Healing and Wellness, was shut down after investigators uncovered shocking abuses — including using AI to fabricate patient records and paying $500 bonuses to recruit patients. At the heart of it is Denis Artiles, a former clinic CEO with a history of fraud, who allegedly secretly ran Sacred Circles while using his other company to fund patient transportation and payroll. Current CEO Coleen Chatter is also implicated for failing to disclose his involvement. The clinic received nearly $300,000 in Medicaid funds before being terminated, and both Artiles and Chatter face five-year bans from all state and federal healthcare programs — effective June 22. The FBI is now investigating, suggesting this may be part of a larger criminal operation.
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