Joseph M. Mattingly, Drug Diversion and Health Care Fraud, Illinois 2023

A local nurse has been sentenced for his role in a brazen scheme to divert controlled substances and defraud the Medicare program.

Joseph M. Mattingly, 42, was sentenced to four years of probation on September 16, according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Mattingly, who was employed as a nurse at Progress Port, a center for adults with intellectual disabilities in Williamson County, was accused of diverting Schedule II controlled substances.

Between August 20, 2018, and October 30, 2018, Mattingly obtained possession of 25 Hydrocodone pills he falsely claimed he dispensed to a Progress Port resident, which he diverted for his own personal use.

Mattingly also took three Hydrocodone pills intended for the same Progress Port resident and replaced those pills with Tylenol at three separate locations.

The investigation was conducted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General – Office of Investigations and the Illinois State Police Medicaid Fraud Control Bureau.

As part of his sentence, Mattingly was ordered to pay a $500 fine along with a $200 special assessment.

Defendant: Joseph M. Mattingly

Criminal Charges: Felony Drug Diversion and Health Care Fraud

City and State: Benton, Illinois

Exact Date: September 16, 2023

Sentence: Four years of probation, $500 fine, and $200 special assessment

Dollar Amounts: $500 fine, $200 special assessment

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