Georgia – More than $88,000 in Medicaid payments are now at the center of a Fulton County criminal case involving the owner of a Georgia mental health and chemical dependency treatment provider.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said Desmond Maul, 74, of Conyers, has been indicted on 33 charges after authorities alleged Medicaid was billed for services connected to a psychiatrist who had already died.
Maul owns and operates Family 360, Inc., an outpatient provider serving children, veterans, older adults and other adults. Beginning in 2018, the company worked with a Georgia-licensed psychiatrist who provided services specifically to Family 360’s Medicaid members.
That psychiatrist died in 2021. Prosecutors allege the billing did not stop there.
According to the indictment, Maul continued submitting Medicaid claims as though the deceased psychiatrist had directly provided or supervised services. Authorities further allege the physician’s name and signature were placed on treatment notes for services that occurred after his death.
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The Attorney General’s Office says the alleged conduct resulted in Family 360 receiving more than $88,000 from the Georgia Medicaid program between August 2021 and September 2023.
“When someone takes advantage of a system designed to assist our most vulnerable Georgians, we don’t turn a blind eye. We aggressively investigate and prosecute all those involved and ensure they face justice,” Carr said. “We will always fight to protect taxpayer dollars and root out fraud and abuse in Georgia’s Medicaid program.”
Carr’s Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division presented evidence to a Fulton County grand jury, which returned the indictment against Maul on Aug. 18, 2026. He faces one count of Medicaid Fraud and 32 counts of False Statements and Writings.
A copy of the indictment has been released, although the Attorney General’s Office said no additional information about the investigation or indictment can be provided at this time.
Since Carr took office, the Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division has secured more than 100 convictions involving Medicaid fraud and the abuse, neglect or exploitation of older adults. Those criminal matters have resulted in nearly $26 million in restitution orders. The division has also obtained more than $138 million through civil settlements and judgments tied to protecting Georgia’s Medicaid program.
For federal fiscal year 2026, 75% of the division’s funding comes from a $5.38 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant, while Georgia provides the remaining $1.79 million.
The charges against Maul are allegations. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
