Milwaukee woman charged in $1M Medicaid fraud scheme tied to early intervention agency

Milwaukee woman charged in $1M Medicaid fraud scheme tied to early intervention agency Advertisement Updated: 8:14 PM CST Nov 5, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Denise Craig Milwaukee woman charged in $1M Medicaid fraud scheme tied to early intervention agency Updated: 8:14 PM CST Nov 5, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Denise Craig MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee woman faces criminal charges alleging she submitted more than $1 million in fraudulent claims to Wisconsin’s Medicaid program and received more than $470,000 in payments, Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Thursday. “Medicaid dollars must go toward the services they’re intended to cover,” Kaul said. “We take alleged attempts to defraud the system seriously.” Advertisement Caprice Mathies-Hill, 53, faces charges of theft by fraud; public assistance fraud for allegedly offering a kickback; public assistance fraud as a party to the crime for allegedly providing a kickback; and wire fraud as a party to the crime. According to the criminal complaint , Mathies-Hill submitted claims through her early intervention agency, Abby’s Clubhouse, for prenatal care coordination and child care coordination services that were never provided. Prenatal care coordination programs use referrals to connect at-risk pregnant women with medical, social and educational services to improve birth outcomes. Child care coordination programs connect families with educational and health services to improve health outcomes. The complaint alleges that Mathies-Hill enrolled members in Abby’s Clubhouse by offering them items not covered by Medicaid, such as diapers or baby wipes, and submitting reimbursement claims for them. She then allegedly billed Medicaid hundreds of thousands of dollars for two-hour care services that never occurred. Make WISN a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks New study links energy drinks to reports of heart attacks and cardiac arrest in young adults 16 midterm races are within 1%. What could happen next? These toys are worth buying for your kids, according to Good Housekeeping experts and kid testers Republican redistricting failed to flip most targeted districts