Bannock County woman sentenced to probation for defrauding Idaho Medicaid

POCATELLO — A female who illegally received Idaho Medicaid costs pleaded blameworthy to felony fraud and has been ordered to salary complete $10,000 successful fees, fines and restitution.

Rebecca Williamson, 74, of Bannock County, pleaded blameworthy to 1 count of nationalist assistance supplier fraud by mendacious connection aft reaching a plea statement pinch nan Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office, tribunal records show. As portion of nan agreement, felony charges for exploitation of a susceptible big and obstructing an investigation were dismissed.

At a May 13 hearing, District Judge Robert Naftz ordered Williamson to service 4 years of probation pinch a 120-day discretionary jailhouse condemnation and 720 hours of organization service. Naftz granted a withheld judgement — meaning, upon completion of nan probation and organization service, this condemnation will beryllium removed from Williamson’s record.

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Williamson was arrested successful April 2023 pursuing constabulary investigation into claims she intentionally falsified accusation and concealed facts to illegally get Idaho Medicaid compensation.

That investigation wished that utilizing “unjust aliases improper” powerfulness of lawyer rights, she took money from a Medicaid recipient. The investigation besides recovered that Williamson provided mendacious accusation to nan Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, successful bid to deter aliases impede an investigation.

In summation to probation and organization service, Naftz ordered Williamson to salary $10,698.91 successful fees, fines and restitution.