BOISE (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking higher restitution from a Fruitland woman who authorities say performed work as a dentist and billed insurance companies despite being licensed as a dental hygienist.
Cherie R. Dillon pleaded guilty in January to multiple counts of health-care fraud and aggravated identity theft. She was sentenced to five years in federal prison in June, the Idaho Statesman reported.
Dillon, 62, performed dental procedures that exceeded her licensing at her practice in Payette, including drilling and pulling teeth and providing fillings and dentures, according to authorities.
Source: Prosecutors want higher penalty for dentist fraud / The Argus Observer