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North Carolina Family Sentenced in Multimillion Dollar South Carolina Medicaid Scheme

Columbia, South Carolina – Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Tony Lee Covington, 50, his wife Priscilla Covington, 51, and his sisters Vanessa McPhaul, 56, and Mary Moses Covington, 51, all of Raeford, North Carolina, were sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a scheme to defraud South Carolina Medicaid of over $3.6 million.

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Action Details

  • Date:November 9, 2021
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Carolina
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions