South Carolina Attorney General Announces Arrest of Medicaid Provider for False Claims

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced that his office's Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Jacqueline Burgess, 59 years old, of Scranton, SC, on one count of Medical Assistance Provider Fraud. Burgess was booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on June 10, 2025. An investigation by VAMPF revealed that, between December 4, 2023 and June 21, 2024, Burgess allegedly caused false claims for payments to the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the agency that administers the State's Medicaid program. Specifically, it is alleged that Burgess, as a care attendant with Tender Care Home Health Care, submitted false timesheets indicating that she had rendered care services for a Medicaid beneficiary when she did not.

Key Takeaways:

• Jacqueline Burgess, 59, was arrested on one count of Medical Assistance Provider Fraud, a class A misdemeanor, carrying a penalty of up to three years in prison and a fine of not more than $1,000.
• The investigation by VAMPF revealed that Burgess allegedly caused false claims for payments to the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
• Between December 4, 2023 and June 21, 2024, Burgess is alleged to have submitted false timesheets indicating she had rendered care services for a Medicaid beneficiary when she did not.
• The case was referred to law enforcement by Tender Care Home Health Care, which cooperated fully with investigators.
• This case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office.
• The South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, dba VAMPF, receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $2,889,252 for federal fiscal year 2025.
• The program also receives 25 percent of its funding from the State of South Carolina, totaling $963,084 for FFY 2025.

Statistics:

• The alleged fraudulent activity occurred between December 4, 2023 and June 21, 2024.
• Burgess is alleged to have submitted false timesheets for a total of 8 months.
• The grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for VAMPF totals $2,889,252 for federal fiscal year 2025.
• The program also receives a total of $963,084 in state funding for FFY 2025.

Sources:

• US State of South Carolina (COLUMBIA, S.C.)

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