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DOJ calls arrests the largest autism fraud bust in U.S. history
Summary
Department of Justice speakers described the arrests as the largest autism-related fraud enforcement action the agency has charged, alleging kickbacks, fraudulent diagnoses and billing for services that were never provided.
At the press event, officials emphasized that the arrests represent an unusually large enforcement action targeting alleged fraud involving autism-related services. Secretary Kennedy called today’s arrests "the largest autism fraud bust in American history," and both speakers described schemes that prosecutors allege involved fraudulent diagnoses, kickbacks to parents and billing for services that were never provided.
"Today's arrests represent the largest autism fraud bust in American history," Secretary Kennedy said. DOJ officials said two defendants were charged for allegedly paying kickbacks to parents who brought children to centers, arranging autism diagnoses regardless of medical necessity, and billing Medicaid for services that were not delivered. McDonald and Kennedy framed the schemes as organized theft that diverted care and resources away from children who need them.
