CONYERS, Ga. — A Fulton County grand jury has indicted the owner of a mental health therapy center on Medicaid fraud and false writing charges. He is accused of billing the state for services using the credentials of a former psychiatrist who died.
Desmond Maul, 74, of Conyers, faces one count of Medicaid fraud and 32 counts of false statements and writings for allegedly obtaining more than $88,000 in fraudulent Medicaid payments.
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The Georgia Attorney General’s Office says Maul is the owner and operator of Family 360, Inc. The outpatient facility provides mental health and chemical dependency services.
Starting in 2018, the center worked with a licensed psychiatrist who provided care to Family 360’s Medicaid members until his death in 2021. According to the indictment, Maul continued billing Georgia’s Medicaid program from Aug. 2021 through Sept. 2023 after the psychiatrist’s death.
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Prosecutors allege he billed for care as if the psychiatrist directly provided or supervised the services. They say he did this by affixing the doctor’s name and signature to treatment notes created after his death.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr says the state will actively pursue fraudulent claims involving public funding programs.
“When someone takes advantage of a system designed to assist our most vulnerable Georgians, we don’t turn a blind eye,” Carr said. “We aggressively investigate and prosecute all those involved and ensure they face justice. We will always fight to protect taxpayer dollars and root out fraud and abuse in Georgia’s Medicaid program.”
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