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Justice Department · Friday, September 18, 2026

Arizona clinic owner gets 14 years in $69 million Medicaid fraud

The File desk · Sep. 18, 2026, 10:06 a.m. ET

Confirmed1 primary sources

Status

Confirmed (Justice Department OPA release, Sept. 17, 2026)
Rita Ntusa Anagho, 54, of San Tan Valley, Arizona, was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in May 2025 to and health care fraud. The Justice Department says her Tusa Integrated Clinic billed Arizona’s Medicaid agency more than $69 million in less than a year for addiction therapy that was not provided or not provided as billed, targeting Native American patients on a higher-paying plan. The agency paid about $54.9 million. The court also ordered nearly $55 million in restitution and forfeiture of almost $9.5 million from bank accounts and almost $7 million in real estate.
Rita Ntusa Anagho, 54, of San Tan Valley, Arizona, was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in May 2025 to and health care fraud.
The Justice Department says her Tusa Integrated Clinic billed Arizona’s Medicaid agency more than $69 million in less than a year for addiction therapy that was not provided or not provided as billed, targeting Native American patients on a higher-paying plan.
The agency paid about $54.9 million.
The court also ordered nearly $55 million in restitution and forfeiture of almost $9.5 million from bank accounts and almost $7 million in real estate.
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What is still unknown or disputed

  • The District of Arizona docket number is not in the OPA release.

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  1. Source 1

    Arizona Addiction Treatment Clinic Owner Sentenced to 14 Years…

    U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs · September 17, 2026

    A Phoenix woman was sentenced to 14 years in prison in connection with her role in fraudulently billing Arizona’s Medicaid agency more than $69 million in less than one year for addiction treatment therapy.

    https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/arizona-addiction-treatment-clinic-owner-sentenced-14-years-prison-leadership-role-69m