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09/16/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/17/2025 07:31

Roanoke Home Health Care Attendant Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud

Roanoke Home Health Care Attendant Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud

ROANOKE, Va. - A home health care attendant pled guilty today to fraudulently billing Medicaid for services she did not provide.

Vicki Lynn Dowdy, 55, of Roanoke, Virginia, pled guilty today to healthcare fraud. At sentencing, Dowdy faces up to 10 years in federal prison. In addition, Dowdy was ordered to pay $24,760 in restitution to the Virginia Medicaid program.

Read more on https://www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:September 16, 2025
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Virginia
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions

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