A State Grand Jury has indicted 30-year-old Shawnjerria Lucas, 40-year-old Lavita Verser, and a individual identified as Defendant # 2 on 19 felony fraud-related counts each.
The indictment alleges that Lucas and Defendant # 2 owned and operated A Better You Wellness Center, LLC, in Phoenix and employed Verser as the center’s biller.
Government records revealed that A Better You Wellness Center, LLC had billed Arizona’s Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and the American Indian Health Program (AHIP) for more than $115,000,000 in behavioral health services between December 2021 and February 2023. It is alleged that a portion of these bills for services were fraudulent in nature.
Lucas and Defendant # 2 now face 19 felony charges, including Conspiracy, Illegal Control of an Enterprise, Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, and multiple counts of Theft.
Verser’s 19 felony charges include Conspiracy, Illegally Conducting an Enterprise, Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, and multiple counts of Theft.