A Shelby County caregiver faces charges of TennCare fraud and theft of services following an investigation by special agents with the Medicaid Fraud Control Division (MFCD) of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. In September 2025, TBI’s MFCD special agents received a fraud referral from the TennCare Office of Program Integrity, alleging that a paid caregiver submitted fraudulent time records. During the course of the investigation, agents developed information that Dorthy Michelle Hicks provided in-home care from March 2024 through December 2024, submitting fraudulent time records and receiving pay for hours she didn’t work. On March 9th, TBI agents secured an arrest warrant charging Hicks with TennCare Fraud and Theft of Services. On March 10th, Hicks was booked into the Shelby County Jail and released on her own recognizance.