An Oklahoma City behavioral health counselor who raked in nearly $1.1 million from Blue Cross Blue Shield is headed to federal prison after prosecutors said she spent years filing bogus bills for counseling sessions that never happened or were wildly exaggerated.
Natasha Allmon, 49, was sentenced in federal court for what authorities describe as a multi‑year health care fraud scheme that turned routine insurance billing into a personal cash machine. The case is one of the latest local crackdowns on provider fraud in the private insurance system.
The FBI’s Oklahoma City field office highlighted the sentencing this week and credited its investigation with helping expose the scheme, according to FBI Oklahoma City. Federal agents opened the case after irregularities in claims and treatment notes raised red flags for both the insurer and investigators.
What prosecutors say
According to prosecutors, Allmon submitted and caused to be submitted thousands of false claims to Blue Cross Blue Shield between January 2021 and December 2023. Court documents state she routinely claimed 60‑minute psychiatric sessions almost every day and, on some dates, billed for more than 24 hours of services in a single day…