Former state police officer Morgan Ortiz and Dr. Keith Levitt each pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud (two counts over $20,000), conspiracy to commit identity theft, and practicing medicine without a license in a substance abuse recovery fraud scheme; both ordered to pay over $1.5 million restitution.

Ortiz / Levitt Substance Abuse Fraud (Albuquerque, NM) — Medicaid Fraud / Unlicensed Practice

Outcome: Former state police officer Morgan Ortiz and Dr. Keith Levitt each pleaded guilty to two counts of Medicaid fraud over $20,000, conspiracy to commit identity theft, and practicing medicine without a license; jointly ordered to pay over $1.5 million in restitution.

A substance abuse recovery fraud scheme in New Mexico involved two defendants: Morgan Ortiz, a former New Mexico State Police Officer, and Dr. Keith Levitt. Despite Levitt being identified as a doctor, the charges include practicing medicine without a license — suggesting his medical credentials had lapsed or he was operating outside licensed scope in the context of the recovery scheme.

The fraud involved submitting false claims to New Mexico Medicaid for substance abuse recovery services, with identity theft woven into the scheme. The combination of Medicaid fraud, identity theft conspiracy, and unlicensed practice indicates a multi-layered operation designed to bill Medicaid while concealing the qualifications (or lack thereof) of the actual practitioners.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez secured guilty plea agreements accepted by the Second Judicial District Court on October 16, 2025. Both defendants were ordered to pay over $1.5 million in restitution and face up to three years in prison.

Primary Source: Attorney General Raúl Torrez Recovers More Than $1.5 Million from Former New Mexico State Police Officer Charged in Substance Abuse Recovery Scheme