PHOENIX — A Georgia man was sentenced to more than four years in prison after defrauding an Arizona Medicaid agency, officials said.

Kenneth Terrell Harrison, 45, will serve 52 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.

In addition to the time served, Harrison was ordered to pay more than $6.5 million in restitution to Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS).

How did the man defraud the Arizona Medicaid agency?

Prosecutors said that Harrison admitted to owning Aurtism LLC, an outpatient behavioral health counseling service located in Mesa.

In 2019, Aurtism applied to be a medical provider for AHCCCS. However, when applying, Harrison confessed that he did not disclose that he was the

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