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Area Men Sentenced For Healthcare Fraud Crimes

Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today, that Quincy O. Gamble, 39, of Cahokia, Illinois, and Lawrence Thigpen, 53, of Collinsville, Illinois, were sentenced on Friday, February 13, 2015, for engaging in a scheme to commit health care fraud by defrauding the Home Services Program, which is a Medicaid Waiver Program designed to allow individuals to stay in their homes instead of entering a nursing home.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:February 17, 2015
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions