LUBBOCK, Texas — A 60-year-old Lubbock woman has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining, forging, and cashing Texas Medicaid checks intended for her quadriplegic son’s care, according to the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
Judy Terecia Sanchez was sentenced to 204 months’ imprisonment on February 19, 2026, by United States District Judge James Wesley Hendrix, after pleading guilty to one count of bank fraud in July of the previous year. Judge Hendrix also ordered Sanchez to pay $227,377 in restitution to Texas Health and Human Services.
“The defendant inflicted unimaginable suffering on her son by fraudulently pretending he received the care he needed and deserved,” stated U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould. “Justice in the form of this lengthy prison sentence is deserved for the defendant’s callous exploitation of her son’s tragic condition for her own gain.”…