Security News: Peoria Man Charged with Defrauding AHCCCS

Source: United States Department of Justice

PHOENIX, Ariz. – In a joint press conference in San Diego today, United States Attorney Timothy Courchaine announced charges against a Peoria man who is accused of fraudulently billing Arizona’s Medicaid agency more than $33 million in one year and using the funds to purchase property and a luxury vehicle. On September 8, 2026, a federal grand jury in Phoenix returned an 11-count indictment against Maurice Marcell Williams, 48, of Peoria, Arizona for health care fraud and money laundering.