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Charlotte Woman Sentenced To 5 Years in Prison for $650,000 Medicaid Fraud Scheme

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced a Charlotte woman on Tuesday, June 18, 2103, to serve 60 months in prison and two years under court supervision for defrauding Medicaid of $650,000, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Charlotte Elizabeth Garnes, 39, of Charlotte, was also ordered to pay $792,184.52 in restitution.

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Action Details

  • Date:June 19, 2013
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions