Pitt County Medicaid Biller Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Participation in Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy

NC 2026 Physician Practices
OIG Identity Theft Medicaid Fraud
Penalty
$5.7 million

Outcome

OIG enforcement action against Pitt County Medicaid Biller Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Participation in Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy for identity theft, medicaid fraud. Penalty: $5.7 million.

Details

Pitt County Medicaid Biller Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Participation in Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy — OIG Enforcement (2026)

OIG took enforcement action against Pitt County Medicaid Biller Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Participation in Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy in NC in 2026 involving identity theft, medicaid fraud violations in the Physician Practices sector.

Penalty: $5.7 million

Violation types: Identity Theft, Medicaid Fraud
Entity type: Physician Practice
Penalty type: Criminal
Location: NC

Source: Pitt County Medicaid Biller Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Participation in Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy

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Source: Pitt County Medicaid Biller Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Participation in Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy

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