The Office of Inspector General (OIG), with the assistance of officers from the Bedford County Sheriff’s Department and Smyrna Police on Monday announced the arrest of Heather Dawn Deskins, 29, of Shelbyville.
She is charged in a Bedford County indictment with two counts of TennCare fraud for fraudulently obtaining TennCare healthcare insurance benefits on two separate occasions, even though she was not eligible for the program.
The TennCare fraud charges could result in a two year sentence per charge, if convicted. District Attorney General Robert Carter is prosecuting.
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