SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah woman has been sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay millions in restitution for her role in a Medicaid fraud and public assistance scam.

Lillian Kaye Simiskey pleaded guilty to one count of Pattern of Unlawful Activity, one count of Tax Evasion, and one count of Public Assistance Fraud. In all, the fines Simiskey is ordered to pay total $2,698,488.95.

In February 2021, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services referred a case to the Medicaid Fraud and Patient Abuse Division at the Utah Attorney General's office, alleging a provider, Measures of Affect Theoretically Relative (MATR), had submitted claims for services that were not provided by qualified professionals and were documented fraudulently.

MATR was a behavioral health company offering sub

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