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Raleigh woman pleads guilty to defrauding Medicaid of nearly $500,000

A Raleigh woman who ripped off North Carolina's Medicaid program will now serve time behind bars and have to repay nearly $500,000, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced Wednesday. On Monday, Gloria J. Sawyer, aged 54, of Raleigh pleaded guilty to five felony counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses for defrauding the Medicaid program of at least $483,791.47 through false billings by her business, I Believe in Miracles. Wake County Superior Court Judge Donald W. Stephens sentenced her to a 16-20 month active prison sentence and ordered her to repay the money to the Medicaid program from her work release earnings.

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Action Details

  • Date:October 31, 2013
  • Agency:North Carolina Attorney General
  • Enforcement Types:
    • State Enforcement Agencies