Charles McKinley Griffin, Tika Michelle Griffin, and Kirk Nathan Evans from Lancaster County have admitted guilt in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, as reported on April 2, 2025. The defendants entered their pleas before United States District Judge Mary G. Lewis who will determine their sentences after reviewing a report from the U.S. Probation Office.
The fraudulent activities involved a business named Transformation Services, managed by the Griffins, which purported to offer behavioral health services to Medicaid beneficiaries. Instead, services were either not provided or rendered by unlicensed counselors, resulting in the fraudulent billing of at least $246,335.12 to the South Carolina Medicaid program.
Charles Griffin was previously prohibited from participating as a Medicaid provider due to another investigation. Subsequently, Transformation Services was registered under Tika Griffin’s name, although Charles Griffin was not formally listed in official documents.
For these crimes, the defendants each face up to 10 years in federal prison, fines reaching $250,000, restitution costs, and potential supervised release following incarceration.
The investigation was carried out by the United States Department of Health and Human Services in conjunction with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud (VAMPF) unit. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elliott Daniels and Scott Matthews.