BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — The final defendant has been sentenced in a scheme that bilked the state out of more than $500,000 in a health care fraud scheme.
Former Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi employee Sonya Mitchell, 35, of Jackson was sentenced to 18 years in prison for her part in a scheme that led to the processing of claims for medical procedures that never were performed. Mitchell pleaded guilty Monday in Rankin County Circuit Court to four counts each of conspiracy, insurance fraud, mail fraud and making false representations to defraud the government.
In all, 14 people have been sentenced for their involvement in the scheme.
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