CHARLOTTE — Federal agents were granted seizure of two properties owned by a North Carolina woman after she was accused of committing healthcare fraud.
In the civil forfeiture documents, the FBI is seeking the forfeiture of two Charlotte properties: One in a neighborhood on Coves Edge Lane, which the woman bought in May 2022, and the second in a neighborhood on Wild Nursery Court, which the woman bought in October 2022.
According to investigators, the two properties were acquired by “unlawful activity” — specifically healthcare fraud and wire fraud.
Authorities believe the woman fraudulently billed an insurance company for services she didn’t provide and/or wasn’t authorized to provide. Investigators said she submitted more than $7 million in fraudulent claims and the insurance company paid her more than $4.2 million.
The woman was a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor until April 27, 2021, investigators said. Records show she was associated with two businesses, neither of which are registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State: TPM Addiction and Christian Psychology and TPM Home Health Care.
In the documents, authorities said an investigation was initiated after the North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board received a complaint that she “improperly provided a psychological evaluation to a patient (a police officer) even though she was not a licensed psychologist.”
Source: Feds to seize of 2 homes owned by NC woman accused of healthcare fraud / WSOC-TV