Former VA nurse Loreetta Smith has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for defrauding the government out of over 450,000 dollars.
According to court documents, Loreetta Smith, 41, of Glenwood, Georgia, submitted bogus worker’s compensation claims to the U.S. Department of Labor from 2009 through 2013 while employed with the VA in Dublin as a nurse.
Loreetta Smith falsely claimed costs for travel which she did not make, and falsely claimed costs for medical treatment which she did not receive.
As a result of her bogus claims to the Department of Labor, Loreetta Smith received more than 450,000 dollars to which she was not entitled.
U.S. Attorney Edward Tarver stated, ‘This defendant, who was hired by the federal government to help those in need, chose, instead, to help herself to taxpayer money she wasn’t entitled to receive.’
Loreetta Smith will serve 3 years of supervised release upon her release from prison. Additionally, she was sentenced to pay 454,000 dollars in restitution and a 454,000 dollars forfeiture judgment.
The case was investigated by Special Agents with the Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carlton Bourne prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
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Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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