Georgia woman pleads ‘no contest’ in TennCare fraud case

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BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) —  A Georgia woman has pleaded “no contest” to a charge of TennCare fraud.

Erikea Akridge now lives in Crandall, Georgia but used to be in Tennessee.

The state says she continued getting health insurance benefits after she moved.

She was sentenced to 30 hours in jail and ordered to pay back $37,000.

Tennessee’s Inspector General says out-of-state TennCare cases are their biggest challenge now.