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Nurse charged with Medicaid fraud Staff reports
A local nurse practitioner faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on charges of falsifying Medicaid claims. Tami Bivens-Johnson, 55, of Corinth turned herself in Friday to the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department after be-
ing indicted on three counts of felonious Medicaid fraud by an Alcorn County Grand Jury. The arrest was announced in a statement by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood. Bivens-Johnson is accused of filing knowingly false claims for over $3,200 in Medicaid
benefits. Count I of the indictment states 57 claims filed by her on behalf of Medicaid patients stated they were for medical services in her clinic but were allegedly actually prescription refills done over the phone. Counts II and II allege that she filed claims indicating
she provided medical services to Medicaid clients in her clinic while she was allegedly in New York and in Florida at the time the services were allegedly provided. She faces up to 15 years in prison and up to $150,000 in fines, along with a civil penalty
of about $9,600 if convicted. Bivens-Johnson has been released on a $10,000 bond. The case was investigated by analysts with the Mississippi Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and will be prosecuted by the attorney general’s office.
Police department donates vehicles to sheriff’s office BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
enough about the chief and city government helping us with those vehicles.” In other business before the city board this week: ■ Mayor Tommy Irwin reported that Corinth Community Development, Inc., delivered a donation of $50,000 to the city. A prior donation of $125,000 in 2012 was used to add new sidewalks at Corinth National Cemetery. Another project will be selected for the new donation. The funds come from the sale of property. ■ In property cleanup matters, the board gave two-week continuances for 1807 Maple road and the former Howell Home Center property on U.S.
The Corinth Police Department is donating several patrol vehicles to the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department. The Board of Aldermen declared the vehicles as surplus this week and approved the donation. Chief Ralph Dance Staff photo by Steve Beavers said the three Ford Crown Junction Manager Clarissa McDougal and employees of the Eastview, Tenn. store have been Victorias and one Ford Exkept busy with people purchasing Powerball tickets plorer are reaching the end of their service for CPD but could be useful for the sheriff’s department. Sheriff Ben Caldwell welaround 1 in 292.2 million when “It has been non-stop the last BY STEVE BEAVERS comes the donation. sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com it comes to having the winning three weeks,” said Junction “Right now, that’s a major EASTVIEW, Tenn. — People Powerball ticket. Manager Clarissa McDougal as problem for the office is the across the country are trying to Slim odds haven’t stopped she sold tickets on Thursday vehicles that we have,” he Tan #6348 White #0023 catch lightning in a bottle. residents from buying tickets at said. “We’ve Silver got#8715several that $ $ 00 $ The chance to do just that is one area store. have some issues. 00 I can’t$23,495 say Please see 00 JACKPOT$13,995 |2 |2 see CARS 123 203 350 7,495 or. .......................... $ or. .......................... or. .......................... Please
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