More Than 100 Adult Day Care Programs Subject Of Fraud Investigation

New York Medicaid and federal authorities are coordinating efforts to investigate suspected fraud in the state’s Social Adult Day Care (SADC) program, with approximately 100 cases referred for potential criminal prosecution. A February 2026 audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli identified questionable payments, unsupported attendance claims, and deficiencies in assessments and service plans. Several criminal cases involving SADC operations were reported in 2026:

In January, two individuals in Brooklyn pleaded guilty in a $68 million SADC fraud scheme.

In February, state and federal investigators announced charges against two individuals in Queens in an alleged $120 million . . .