Rhea County Resident Convicted of Theft of Services Related to TennCare Fraud

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced the conviction of 36-year-old Haleigh Dodd of Spring City, Tennessee on Theft of Services Related to TennCare Fraud.

They say Dodd failed to disclose to TennCare that she no longer had primary custody of her son and had she properly disclosed this information, she would not have been eligible to receive benefits.

Dodd was convicted of one count of Theft of Services, $2,500 to less than $10,000, a Class D felony.

Dodd was sentenced to 3 years supervised Tennessee Department of Correction probation.

She was also ordered to pay court costs and restitution totaling $12,609.72.

The case was prosecuted by Rhea County District Attorney General Courtney Lynch with the assistance of Assistant District Attorney Thomas R. McEntryre.

“Public assistance programs such as TennCare rely on complete and truthful disclosure. When recipients intentionally provide false or misleading information, it is not a minor administrative issue — it is fraud. We will continue to investigate and hold accountable those who abuse TennCare, a program designed to provide critical health care coverage to eligible Tennesseans.”

– Inspector General Chad D. Holman said.