Post by WaTcHeR on Oct 23, 2006 16:16:55 GMT -5
10.23.2006 - Three Grimes County sheriff's deputies resigned last week following an investigation into Medicaid fraud, the sheriff's office announced Tuesday.
Sheriff Don Sowell said the resignations of an investigator and two sergeants came at the conclusion of a two-month investigation by the Austin-based Health and Human Services Commission of the Office of the Inspector General. The agency typically investigates cases of Medicaid and Medicare fraud, Sowell said.
Angela Schroeder is suspected of tampering with a government record, a third-degree felony, authorities said. She was employed with the sheriff's department for about seven years.
The investigation began after an audit of Schroeder's application for Medicaid benefits, according to officials. Additional details were not released Tuesday.
Sgt. Greg Eakins and Schroeder's husband, Sgt. Ryan Schroeder, also resigned. Possible criminal charges against them are being considered, Sowell said.
No arrests have been made, and the Travis County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case. No one was available to comment at the District Attorney's Office after business hours Tuesday.
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Sheriff Don Sowell said the resignations of an investigator and two sergeants came at the conclusion of a two-month investigation by the Austin-based Health and Human Services Commission of the Office of the Inspector General. The agency typically investigates cases of Medicaid and Medicare fraud, Sowell said.
Angela Schroeder is suspected of tampering with a government record, a third-degree felony, authorities said. She was employed with the sheriff's department for about seven years.
The investigation began after an audit of Schroeder's application for Medicaid benefits, according to officials. Additional details were not released Tuesday.
Sgt. Greg Eakins and Schroeder's husband, Sgt. Ryan Schroeder, also resigned. Possible criminal charges against them are being considered, Sowell said.
No arrests have been made, and the Travis County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case. No one was available to comment at the District Attorney's Office after business hours Tuesday.
www.theeagle.com/stories/101806/local_20061018004.php