TennCare Fraud Investigation Leads to Arrest of Carroll County Caregiver

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.

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.