A Cincinnati healthcare provider has been indicted on charges alleging he defrauded Ohio's Medicaid program out of more than $12 million. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that a Butler County grand jury returned a 31-count indictment against 63-year-old Robert Haley of Cincinnati. Haley faces charges including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, aggravated theft, Medicaid fraud, telecommunications fraud, tampering with evidence and 26 counts of forgery.
According to investigators, Haley owned and operated QIS LLC, a behavioral health clinic in Butler County. The Ohio Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit began investigating the business earlier this year after receiving a referral from the Ohio Department of Medicaid. Investigators allege that between January 2020 and May 2026, Haley was responsible for submitting more than 60,000 fraudulent Medicaid claims for services that were never provided, resulting in more than $12 million in improper payments. Authorities said the alleged scheme involved billing Medicaid for therapeutic behavioral services for children enrolled in after-school programs in Butler County. Family members told investigators they were unaware of the services and believed signatures on consent forms and service plans had been forged. Witnesses reportedly confirmed that no therapeutic behavioral services were provided. "This was complete fraud — top to bottom," Yost said. "I'm proud of our team of skilled investigators who put in the shoe-leather work needed to build and prosecute this criminal case."
Haley was arrested by Cincinnati police and transported to the Butler County Jail. He was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday afternoon in Butler County Common Pleas Court.
