A Cannon County woman is charged a second time with TennCare fraud involving prescription drugs. The Office of Inspector General (OIG), with the assistance of the Cannon County Sheriff’s Office, last week announced the arrest of Ashley Morgan, 28, of Readyville. A Cannon County indictment charges her with three counts of fraudulently obtaining controlled substances by doctor shopping for the painkillers Oxycodone and Hydrocodone, using TennCare to pay for the clinical visits.
Morgan was first charged with doctor shopping in DeKalb County this past April. That case is still pending adjudication in the DeKalb County Criminal Court.
“When individuals go from doctor to doctor to obtain prescription drugs through TennCare benefits, state dollars are involved in illegal drug sales,” Inspector General Manny Tyndall said. “We appreciate and value the hard work of the healthcare providers and the local law enforcement across the state and their efforts in helping us develop these cases.”
TennCare fraud is a Class E felony carrying a sentence of up to two years in prison per charge. District Attorney General Jennings H. Jones is prosecuting the Cannon County case.
