| CARROLL COUNTY – A Carroll County caregiver faces charges of TennCare fraud and identity theft following an investigation by special agents with the Medicaid Fraud Control Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. |
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| In March 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 Tatyana McClerkin (DOB 4/20/2000) provided in-home care from March 2024 through August 2024, submitting fraudulent time records and receiving pay for hours she didn’t work. McClerkin is also alleged to have used a TennCare member’s signature without permission. |
| In August 2025, TBI agents secured an arrest warrant charging McClerkin with TennCare Fraud, and Identity Theft. On Tuesday, McClerkin was booked into the Carroll County Jail and released on $2,500 bond. |
| The charges and allegations referenced in this release are merely accusations of criminal conduct and not evidence. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law. |
| NOTE: The TBI’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $11,616,724 for federal Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $3,872,240 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, is funded by the State of Tennessee. |