An inmate at a Minnesota prison has been charged with medical billing fraud, according to a Fox 9 report.
Here are five key notes on the report:
1. The prisoner, Barbara Ann Currin, is among the seven defendants accused of billing fraud in a network of eight home healthcare agencies. The group allegedly unlawfully billed for at-home nursing care.
2. The total fraud amounted to $2.6 million from 2012 to 2015, and Ms. Currin allegedly told the others involved that she could "make millions" as she'd done before in a 2013 email.
3. Among the accusations, a defendant submitted claims for Currin's two brothers who were reported to receive 13 and 22 hours of nursing services, but on those days they participated in a bowling league. The total billed for these claims was $524,000.
4. The others allegedly involved in the billing scheme include Ms. Currin's relatives and each defendant is charged with multiple counts of felony theft by swindle and felony racketeering. There are eight nursing agencies involved.
5. Ms. Currin has been charged for a second time for her role in the billing fraud ring.