NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 6 -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued the following news release:
SHELBY COUNTY- Four Memphis women face charges of TennCare fraud following an investigation by special agents with the Medicaid Fraud Control Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
In June 2024, TBI's MFCD agents received a fraud referral from the TennCare Office of Program Integrity alleging that four paid caregivers had submitted fraudulent time records. During the course of the investigation, agents developed information indicating that Cynthia Carruthers (DOB 11/22/1978), Jemirria Carruthers (DOB 09/30/1997), and Demecia Hughlett (DOB 04/09/1991) provided in‑home care services to two TennCare members living in the sam...