Four people are facing charges in separate health care fraud cases, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office announced on Tuesday
Attorney General Dana Nessel announced criminal charges on June 23 against four Michiganders as part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Healthcare Fraud Takedown, a campaign targeting people for their alleged role in health care fraud
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“Our Health Care Fraud Division works every single day to protect the hard-earned money of Michiganders from Medicaid fraud,” said Nessel. “They do exceptional work delivering for our residents, and these four cases are no exception. We will continue to protect taxpayer dollars and this vital program.”
The four cases are being handled by the Department of Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division
Here are the four cases:
Wayne White, 63, of Detroit, was charged with three counts of Larceny by Conversion – $20,000 or more, each a 10-year felony
While working as a part-time community outreach contractor for Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network, White allegedly improperly received more than $234,000 intended for autism services between August 2024 and April 2025
Claudia Payne, 47, of Mt. Pleasant, was charged with five counts of Medicaid Fraud — False Claim, each a 4-year felony
Payne was allegedly paid by Medicaid to provide caretaking services for an elderly disabled man in Mt. Pleasant between October 2023 and November 2024. Payne is accused of failing to provide those services and leaving the man severely neglected, despite receiving payment
Kurt Hammond, 56, of Ann Arbor, was charged with one count of Medicaid Fraud
While working as a pharmacist at Central Pharmacy located in Lansing from 2020 to 2024, Hammond is accused of dispensing and billing for a significant number of female condoms that the pharmacy never acquired from any wholesaler
John Kempainen, 43, of Oak Park, was charged with six counts of Medicaid Fraud
Kempainen is accused of billing Medicaid for care he agreed to provide a vulnerable adult who lives alone in a senior complex in Oak Park. He allegedly failed to provide her with any care for at least four months between February 2026 and June 2026 while living out of state
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