October 09, 2026 ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHARGES CHICAGO MAN WITH THEFT IN MEDICAID FRAUD CASE

The Illinois Attorney General's office filed criminal charges in Cook County Circuit Court against D'Jon Brumfield, 31, of Chicago, in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud the Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Developmental Disabilities (DHS-DDD) Self-Direction Assistance Program. The charges include one count of vendor fraud, one count of theft, and one count of theft by deception, each charged as Class 1 felonies carrying up to 15 years in prison, and one count of forgery, a Class 3 felony carrying up to five years in prison. The Attorney General's office alleges that between March 2023 and February 2024, Brumfield submitted fraudulent time sheets representing that he had performed services for an individual enrolled in the Self-Direction Assistance Program. According to the complaint, Brumfield was assigned to provide care to that individual but completed no work or services during the relevant period, resulting in an overpayment from the state of $19,194.79. The case was referred to the Attorney General by DHS-DDD and investigated by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). The MFCU receives 75% of its funding from HHS under a grant totaling $12,584,776 for federal fiscal year 2026, with the remaining 25%, totaling $4,194,923, funded by the state of Illinois. Brumfield's next court date was scheduled for October 8, 2026.