Two Vonore residents sentenced on TennCare fraud convictions
From Staff ReportsOriginally published: September 23. 2009 3:01AM
Last modified: September 22. 2009 11:27PM
Two Vonore residents have been sentenced on TennCare fraud convictions.
Leasia G. Summey, 46, of Vonore in Monroe County, pleaded guilty to one count of sale and delivery of a Schedule III controlled substance -- in this case, the painkiller Hydrocodone.
Summey was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended to three years of probation.
She was also ordered to pay $2,042 in fines and restitution. Summey was arrested last month for obtaining Hydrocodone by a forged prescription, using TennCare to pay for it and then reselling a portion of the prescription.
Robert S. Cross, 44, of Vonore, pleaded guilty to one count of TennCare fraud and one count of sale and delivery of a Schedule III controlled substance.
Cross was arrested in August, charged with fraudulently obtaining a prescription for Hydrocodone, using TennCare to pay for it and later selling a portion of the pills.
He was sentenced to three years in prison to run concurrent with a two-year sentence for TennCare fraud.
Cross was also ordered to pay $2,000 in fines.
District Attorney General Steven Bibb prosecuted both Monroe County cases.
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