密西西比州女子Shawncee Vassar-Cunningham医保诈骗被判刑：须赔偿538,828.91美元、实服2年监禁
美国密西西比州州府 Jackson：密西西比州总检察长 Lynn Fitch 10月26日宣布，Shawncee Vassar-Cunningham 已因一项医保电汇诈骗罪（Medicaid wire fraud）被判刑。Madison County 巡回法院法官 Dewey Arthur 于10月20日判处她5年密西西比州惩教部监禁、其中2年实服、3年缓刑，另加5年监管缓刑（supervised probation），并须向密西西比州医保局（Division of Medicaid）赔偿538,828.91美元。
总检察长办公室称，此案源于美国司法部今年早些时候开展的全国医疗保健诈骗打击行动（National Health Care Fraud Takedown）。该行动在全美45个州和领地共对455名被告提出刑事指控，涉及意图损失逾65亿美元。
作为该行动的一部分，Fitch 的办公室此前宣布了11项起诉，涉及金额逾1,230万美元。据总检察长办公室统计，Fitch 任内已在涉及诈骗的案件中取得66项刑事定罪与62项民事和解，为密西西比州纳税人追回近1.06亿美元。
Mississippi Woman Shawncee Vassar-Cunningham Sentenced in $538,828.91 Medicaid Fraud Case, to Serve 2 Years
Jackson, Mississippi — Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced on October 26 that Shawncee Vassar-Cunningham has been sentenced on one count of Medicaid wire fraud. Madison County Circuit Court Judge Dewey Arthur sentenced her on October 20 to five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with two years to serve and three years suspended, plus five years of supervised probation, and ordered her to pay $538,828.91 in restitution to the Mississippi Division of Medicaid.
According to the Attorney General's Office, the case was part of the U.S. Department of Justice's National Health Care Fraud Takedown conducted earlier this year, which resulted in criminal charges against 455 defendants in 45 states and territories in connection with alleged health care fraud schemes involving more than $6.5 billion in intended losses.
As part of that takedown, Fitch's office announced 11 indictments involving more than $12.3 million. The Attorney General's Office said Fitch has secured 66 criminal convictions and 62 civil settlements involving fraud since she took office, recovering nearly $106 million for Mississippi taxpayers.
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图片来源：照片：位于 Jackson 的密西西比州议会大厦（George Armstrong 摄，FEMA，美国联邦政府公共领域图片，经 Wikimedia Commons，资料图）
