Today, Alicia Renee Hackett, 33, of Macomb, was arraigned in the 54B District Court in East Lansing on one count of Medicaid Fraud





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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:*
June 6, 2025




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Macomb County Woman Charged with Conspiracy and Medicaid Fraud

*LANSING* – Today, Alicia Renee Hackett, 33, of Macomb, was arraigned in the 54B District Court in East Lansing on one count of Medicaid Fraud – Conspiracy, a 10-year felony, and ten counts of Medicaid Fraud – False Claim, a 4-year felony, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.  

The Medicaid program will provide mileage reimbursement to enrolled beneficiaries when they travel to eligible medical appointments. In some cases, a smartphone app is made available to track mileage to these appointments using the built-in GPS of the phone. When a trip is complete, the reimbursement payment is added to a payment card that is mailed to the beneficiary when they register for this program. The card can then be used like any debit card.  

It is alleged Hackett used another app to effectively trick her phone into thinking it was someplace it was not and submitted reimbursement requests for trips that never took place. This matter was referred to the Department of Attorney General by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Inspector General.  

“The exploitation of technology intended to help some of our state’s most vulnerable residents access medical care is absolutely shameful,” Nessel said. “The answer to tackling such fraud is not to cut off care for those who need it, but to hold perpetrators accountable. That means rooting out waste and abuse, investing in enforcement, and pursuing those who exploit the system. I commend the DHHS Inspector General for uncovering this misconduct and for their cooperation on this case. My office has and will continue to protect the resources meant for those truly in need by prosecuting bad actors.” 

Hackett was arrested on June 5 by the Clare County Sheriff’s Office. She was arraigned before Judge Lisa L. Babcock. Hackett was given a $50,000/10% bond and is next due to appear in court on June 18.  

The Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division (HCFD) handled this case for the Department. The HCFD is the federally certified Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for Michigan and it receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $5,703,460.00 for the fiscal year 2025. The remaining 25% percent, totaling $1,901,152.00, is funded by the State of Michigan.

 

 

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