TBI Continues Medical Fraud Cases

Jan 17, 2017 at 08:21 pm by bryan


The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) continues its crackdown on medical fraud cases. Special Agents from their Medicaid Fraud Control Unit obtained an indictment against a Tullahoma woman accused of stealing prescription medication from a patient in her care.

After receiving information from the Tennessee Department of Human Services Adult Protective Services Unit, Agents began investigating LaShawnda Ann Taylor on April 18, 2016. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that on April 7th, while working as an employee of a company providing community-based living services in Decherd, Taylor allegedly took a patient's prescription of Percocet without her consent.

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On November 18, 2016, the Franklin County Grand Jury returned an indictment, charging the 34-year old female with one count of theft. LaShawnda Ann Taylor has been booked into the Franklin County Jail on $5,000 bond.

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