Today, a Cook County judge sentenced the owner and the biller of a medical equipment company to six years in prison for committing Medicaid fraud, amounting to over $100,000.
The convicted individuals are 61-year-old Doreatha Thomas and 39-year-old Siobahan Booker, both from Olympia Fields, Illinois, according to the press release by the Illinois Attorney General’s office.
These sentences were issued by the Attorney General of Illinois, Kwame Raoul, representing state’s commitment quickly to investigate and prosecute such cases.
Thomas and Booker have been found guilty on two counts of theft, one count of vendor fraud and were taken into custody immediately after sentencing.
Thomas, the owner of Integrity Medical & Physician Supplies, sold medical equipment like hospital beds, wheelchairs, canes, and diabetic supplies.
The company was found to overbill for diabetic supplies, leading to fraudulent claims of nearly $685,000 from the Medicaid program.