LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — Five Kentuckians have been charged in connection with alleged schemes to defraud Medicaid and steal controlled substances.
In a July 1 announcement from the Department of Justice, attorneys allege that the following were found complicit in connection with the DOJ’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
- Ashley Barnett, 41, a veterinarian from Louisville
- Laura Webb, 37, a veterinarian from Springfield
- Kristina Coomer, 43, a pharmacy employee from Louisville
- Matthew Elkins, 40, a certified nurse anesthetist from Crestwood
Barnett and Webb, who the DOJ reported are veterinarians, were accused of illegally using the DEA number of someone else. Barnett was also accused of prescribing controlled substances to dogs, some of which were said to be dead or made up so that the drugs could go to her and another alleged conspirator from Indiana.
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Coomer, who the DOJ said works with oxycodone as a pharmacy employee, allegedly took the drugs from the pharmacy before they were made available for purchase.
Elkins, a certified nurse anesthetist, was said to have tampered with a pre-filled capped syringe prescribed to a patient by swapping some of the ingredients with another liquid. The investigation also alleged that he stole three injectable vials with a “detectable amount of fentanyl” via “misrepresentation, deception, and subterfuge.”…