Social worker pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud scheme involving over $400,000

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Former New Hanover County social worker Felicia Moore Jones pleaded guilty Wednesday, Jan. 24, to conspiring to defraud NC Medicaid. Per U.S. Attorney Michael Easley, over $400,000 in fraudulent billing took place as a result of the scheme, and Jones could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine.

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