South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Simone S. Reeves, a 45-year-old counselor from Rock Hill, has been arrested on charges related to Medicaid fraud. The arrest was carried out by the office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF). Reeves faces one count of Obtaining Property or Signature Under False Pretenses, valued at $10,000 or more, and one count of Medical Assistance Provider Fraud. She was booked into the Richland County Detention Center on September 23, 2025.
According to the VAMPF investigation, between February 19, 2018, and May 14, 2019, Reeves allegedly submitted fraudulent payment claims totaling over $10,000 to the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. This department oversees the state’s Medicaid program. While working as a Licensed Professional Counselor for H.I.S. Counseling LLC—a provider enrolled in South Carolina’s Medicaid system—Reeves is accused of submitting false timesheets indicating she provided behavioral health services to minor Medicaid beneficiaries when those services were not actually delivered.
The Attorney General’s Office will prosecute the case.
If convicted of Obtaining Property or Signature Under False Pretenses valued at $10,000 or more—a felony—Reeves could face up to ten years in prison and a fine determined by the court. The charge of Medical Assistance Provider Fraud is classified as a class A misdemeanor and carries a potential penalty of up to three years in prison and a fine not exceeding $1,000.
VAMPF operates under federal regulations with authority over cases involving Medicaid provider fraud; abuse and neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries in any setting; as well as abuse, neglect, and exploitation in assisted living facilities or nursing homes.
Attorney General Wilson stated: “All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.”
The South Carolina Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (operating as VAMPF) receives most of its funding—75 percent—from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through a grant totaling $2,889,252 for federal fiscal year 2025. The remaining 25 percent ($963,084) comes from state funds.
