A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has sentenced convicted patient broker, Corey Dion Beckhum, to 3.5 years in prison following guilty verdicts after trial.
Beckhum was found guilty by a Maricopa County Superior Court Jury of one count of Conspiracy to Commit Consideration for Patient Referral and one count of Attempted Consideration for Patient Referral, all relating to his attempt to supply Medicaid recipients to a behavioral health facility in exchange for monetary compensation.
Beckhum was sentenced on July 25, 2025.
Beckhum was indicted in October 2023 following a joint investigation and undercover operation conducted by the Arizona Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud and Abuse Section, and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) Office of Inspector General.
During the investigation, Beckhum met with undercover agents to discuss how much he could get paid for referring Medicaid patients to a behavioral health clinic. A deal was ultimately agreed to.
According to a Beckham agreed to send patients to an AHCCCS-funded clinic in exchange for per-person, per-day payments.
Ultimately, Beckhum took steps to deliver these patients to the behavioral health clinic with the expectation of payment.
agreed to send patients to an AHCCCS-funded clinic in exchange for per-person, per-day payments… so this perp is jus the pimp – the ‘clinic’ is the culprit and criminal agency.. and AHCCCS – gave them AHCCCS some for you some for me.. it’s jus ‘their money’ it should be ours.. dat’s how it is