HAMILTON, Ohio — A Southwest Ohio healthcare provider is facing 31 felony charges after allegedly orchestrating a “complete fraud” scheme that bilked the state’s Medicaid program out of more than $12 million.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the sweeping indictment today, following a year-long investigation into fraudulent billing practices targeted at children’s behavioral health programs.
“This was complete fraud – top to bottom,” Attorney General Yost said. “I’m proud of our team of skilled investigators who put in the shoe-leather work needed to build and prosecute this criminal case.”
Over 60,000 Fraudulent Claims Filed Over Six Years
A Butler County grand jury handed down the indictment on Wednesday against 63-year-old Robert Haley of Cincinnati. Haley, a licensed social worker and independent chemical-dependency counselor, owned and operated QIS LLC, a behavioral-health clinic based in Butler County.
According to investigators, the Ohio Department of Medicaid flagged suspicious activity and referred the case to Yost’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in early 2025.
The subsequent investigation uncovered a massive paper trail spanning from January 2020 through May 2026. Evidence alleges that Haley was personally responsible for submitting more than 60,000 fraudulent Medicaid claims for therapeutic services that were never actually rendered. In total, the state issued more than $12 million in improper payouts to Haley’s clinic based on those fabricated records.
Forged Signatures Exposed Scheme Targeting After-School Programs
The state’s case reveals that the alleged scheme heavily targeted families with children enrolled in local Butler County after-school programs. Haley allegedly billed the state for providing therapeutic behavioral services to these students.
However, the operation fell apart when investigators began interviewing the children’s families. Parents and guardians stated they had absolutely no knowledge of any such therapy services being provided to their children. Furthermore, family members confirmed that their signatures on official consent forms and behavioral service plans had been forged. Witnesses ultimately verified that no therapeutic services ever took place.
Facing Decades of Felony Charges
Haley was apprehended by the Cincinnati Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit and booked into the Butler County Jail, where he remains in custody. He faces a laundry list of severe criminal allegations, including:
- Engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity
- Aggravated theft
- Medicaid fraud
- Telecommunications fraud
- Tampering with evidence
- 26 separate counts of forgery
Haley is scheduled to be formally arraigned at 3:00 p.m. today in the Butler County Common Pleas Court, where attorneys with the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit will handle the prosecution.
As with all criminal indictments, the allegations are accusations at this stage, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
