Back in July 2017, I came across a newspaper article that was being shared on a popular dental hygiene Facebook group about a dental hygienist from Idaho named Cherie Dillon. According to the story, Cherie was convicted of Medicaid fraud and identify theft, sentenced to five years in federal prison, and ordered to pay 1.5 million dollars in restitution, fines, etc.
The newspaper article painted Cherie as an immoral, uncaring monster while painting the dentist involved in the case to be a completely innocent victim. After reading the newspaper article, I then went to the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office to read their official press release about the case, which depicted Cherie in a very similar manner.
Source: Dental blogger communicates with imprisoned hygienist: Did the crime fit the penalty? / Dentistry IQ