Yadkinville Woman Sentenced for Multi-Million-Dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme

A federal court in the Middle District of North Carolina has sentenced Kathy Briggs, 65, to 24 months in prison, followed by 13 months of home detention and two years of supervised release, for her role in a multimillion-dollar Medicaid fraud scheme. Briggs pled guilty to one count of health care fraud related to fraudulent claims submitted to Medicaid for incontinence products that were not legitimately provided in the quantities billed. She was also ordered to pay $2,483,855.72 in restitution for the funds improperly obtained from the government.

Briggs co-owned a medical supply company that served a range of assisted living facilities, and over several years the company submitted inflated claims for supplies far exceeding what was actually delivered. The case, supported by investigations from HHS-OIG, state Medicaid fraud control units, and federal prosecutors, demonstrates the government’s focus on prosecuting schemes that exploit federal healthcare programs and harm vulnerable populations.