A Florida woman is facing over a decade in potential prison time after authorities say she manipulated a smartphone app to bill the state of Michigan for thousands of miles she never actually traveled.
Julie Evers, a 53-year-old from Bradenton, was hauled into East Lansing’s 54B District Court on April 11 to face a litany of felony charges. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the charges on Wednesday, detailing a scheme that allegedly exploited a program designed to help low-income patients get to their doctor appointments.
The state’s Medicaid program offers a lifeline for beneficiaries by reimbursing their mileage for medical travel. To keep things digital, the state uses a smartphone app that tracks a user’s location via GPS…