ATLANTA — Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Brenda Copeland has pleaded guilty in Houston County Superior Court to two felony counts of Medicaid Fraud. Superior Court Judge Edward D. Lukemire accepted the plea on Nov. 30 and sentenced the defendant to 10 years, including two years to be served in prison with the remainder on probation.
The court also ordered restitution to the Medicaid Care Management Organizations impacted, Wellcare and Peachstate, in the amount of $631,843.
“Georgia’s health care providers are an essential component of our Medicaid program, and we expect the best,” Carr said in a news release. “By violating public trust and stealing taxpayer dollars, Brenda Copeland harmed the very people in need of care — Georgia’s children and older and at-risk adults. This sentence sends a strong message that the state of Georgia will not tolerate this type of illegal and deceptive behavior.”
Source: Houston County counselor pleads guilty in Medicaid Fraud case / Longview News-Journal