Kimberly Russell Hobson, Health Care Fraud, North Carolina 2018
A former accounting and finance employee at High Point Regional Hospital has been brought to justice after diverting almost $4 million of hospital funds to her own benefit over a period of approximately ten years. Greensboro, NC - U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin announced today that Kimberly Russell Hobson was sentenced to 102 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the full amount of the loss.
In May, the Middle District of North Carolina collected $55,267.16 from an account in the name of Kimberly Russell Hobson. The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Middle District of North Carolina, working with partner agencies and divisions, also collected $2,860,479.00 in asset forfeiture actions during FY 2018.
Hobson was investigated for her schemes and was found to have purchased numerous vehicles and other assets with proceeds of her crimes. Investigators seized and forfeited cash, numerous vehicles, and other assets. All collections and monies recovered through forfeiture will be applied towards restitution in the case.
The U.S. Attorneys' Offices, along with the department's litigating divisions, are responsible for enforcing and collecting civil and criminal debts owed to the U.S. and criminal debts owed to federal crime victims.
The largest civil collections were from affirmative civil enforcement cases, in which the United States recovered government money lost to fraud or other misconduct or collected fines imposed on individuals and/or corporations for violations of federal health, safety, civil rights or environmental laws.
The Middle District of North Carolina collected a total of $2,235,279.81 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2018. Of this amount, $1,719,336.45 was collected in criminal actions and $515,943.36 was collected in civil actions.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Middle District of North Carolina, working with other U.S. Attorney's Offices and components of the Department, collected an additional $48,379.33 in cases pursued jointly by these offices. Of this amount, $1,250.21 was collected in criminal actions and $47,129.12 was collected in civil actions.
As a whole, the Justice Department collected nearly $15 billion in civil and criminal actions in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2018. The $14,839,821,650 in collections in FY 2018 represents nearly seven times the appropriated $2.13 billion ($2,136,750,000) budget for the 94 U.S. Attorneys' offices.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Health Care Fraud
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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