South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Chaka Shameeka Aisha Tucker, 45 years old, of Simpsonville, SC, and Yakya D. Turner, 30 years old, of Greenville, SC, for one count each of Medical Assistance Provider Fraud. Tucker and Turner were booked into the Greenville County Detention Center on December 14, 2023, and December 18, 2023, respectively. An SCMFCU investigation revealed that Tucker, between the dates of November 12, 2022, through May 13, 2023, and Turner, between the dates of December 30, 2022, and May 12, 2023, committed the offense of Medical Assistance Provider Fraud.
Specifically, it is alleged that Turner and Tucker, while both were employed as personal care attendants, knowingly and willfully caused false claims for payment to the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. According to investigators, both Turner and Tucker submitted false and fraudulent timesheets to Elite Home Care for hours that neither worked, and these timesheets were then used to bill the South Carolina Medicaid program for services that were never rendered to a South Carolina Medicaid beneficiary.
