A Timberlake, North Carolina, woman pleaded guilty to health care fraud and money laundering in a federal court in Greensboro.
Tracie Yvette Clay, 46, of Timberlake, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to felony charges of health care fraud and money laundering before Chief United States District Court Judge William L. Osteen, Jr.
Clay operated a mental health business called NC Behavioral Health and Counseling Services, Inc., which allegedly provided mental health assessments and treatment to Medicaid clients. The business had offices in both Durham and Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Court documents indicate that Clay used the Medicaid identification numbers of individuals who did not know Clay or anything about her company and did not know how Clay obtained their Medicaid identification numbers.
The loss to the Medicaid program as a result of Clay’s fraud is approximately $1,000,000 (one million dollars).
The defendant faces a maximum penalty of ten years confinement. The plea agreement requires Clay to make restitution to the Medicaid program.
Sentencing will occur in Greensboro on December 11, 2014.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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