Shelby Co. Women Charged In Separate TennCare Fraud Cases

NASHVILLE, TN - Two women in Shelby County are charged in separate TennCare fraud cases, at least one involving prescription drugs. The Office of Inspector General today announced the arrests, in part aided by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. Monique L. Neeley, 29, of Memphis, is charged with TennCare fraud for filling fraudulent prescriptions and using TennCare to pay for them. She is charged with four counts of TennCare fraud, four counts of identity theft, four counts of obtaining possession of a controlled substance by fraud and one count of theft of property. In the other case, 31-year old Ashley Mayes of Memphis is charged with two counts of TennCare fraud and one count of theft of property. She is accused of knowingly receiving TennCare medical assistance benefits to which she was not entitled to receive by means of willfully making a false statement or other fraudulent means.

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