A Peoria man, Maurice Marcell Williams, has been charged with 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 the 49-year-old Williams for health care fraud and money laundering.
According to the Department of Justice, the indictment alleges that Williams owned and operated Thinking and Learning Together 2, LLC (TLT), which held itself out as a behavioral treatment provider in Phoenix. According to the indictment, Williams defrauded Arizona’s Medicaid program, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) by failing to disclose in his initial AHCCCS application his ownership of TLT and his prior criminal conviction, as well as by billing AHCCCS for services that were never rendered. Williams specifically targeted AHCCCS members who were covered under the American Indian Health Care Program (AIHP) fee-for-service plan available to Native Americans. Between May 2022 and May 2023, Williams billed AHCCCS over $33 million and AHCCCS paid Williams approximately $19.7 million based on these false and fraudulent claims. The indictment also includes forfeiture allegations that seek forfeiture of two residential properties, a Rolls Royce Cullinan, and brokerage accounts owned by Williams.
A conviction for health care fraud and money laundering carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for each count of conviction.
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