August 25, 2026
Carr: Owner of Therapy Center Charged with $88k Medicaid Fraud in Fulton County
FULTON COUNTY, GA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Desmond Maul, 74, of Conyers, has been indicted in Fulton County on one count of Medicaid Fraud and 32 counts of False Statements and Writings.
Maul is the owner and operator of Family 360, Inc. (Family 360), an outpatient mental health and chemical dependency service provider for children, veterans, the elderly and adults. Beginning in 2018, Family 360 worked with a Georgia licensed psychiatrist that provided services specifically to Family 360’s Medicaid members. The psychiatrist passed away in 2021. Thereafter, the defendant is alleged to have continued billing Medicaid for services as if the deceased physician directly provided or supervised such services, including by affixing his name and signature to treatment notes which occurred after his death. As asserted in the indictment, this Medicaid fraud enabled Maul to receive over $88,000 in payments from the Georgia Medicaid program from August 2021 to 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,” said Carr. “We will always fight to protect taxpayer dollars and root out fraud and abuse in Georgia’s Medicaid program.”
Fulton County Indictment
The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division presented evidence to a Fulton County Grand Jury, resulting in the indictment* of Desmond Maul on Aug. 18, 2026. Specifically, the defendant is facing the following charges.
- 1 count of Medicaid Fraud
- 32 counts of False Statements and Writings
Read a copy of the indictment . No further information about the investigation or the indictment may be released at this time by the Attorney General’s Office.
About the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division
Since Attorney General Chris Carr first took office, his Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division has secured more than 100 convictions for Medicaid fraud and the abuse, neglect and exploitation of older adults, resulting in nearly $26 million in restitution orders in criminal matters. Over this same period, Carr’s Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division has obtained civil settlements and judgements totaling more than $138 million as a result of its efforts to safeguard the Georgia Medicaid program.
The Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $5,381,304 for Federal FY 2026. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $1,793,768, is funded by the State of Georgia.
*Members of the public should keep in mind that indictments contain only allegations against the individual against whom the indictment is sought. A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and it will be the government’s burden at trial to prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the allegations contained in the indictment.