SPRINGFIELD, MO. A Missouri couple was sentenced to federal prison in the Medicaid fraud scheme that saw five former Arkansas lawmakers convicted on bribery-related charges, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Two former executives of a Springfield, Missouri-based charity were sentenced for their roles in a multimillion-dollar public corruption scheme that involved embezzlement and bribes paid to multiple elected public officials in the State of Arkansas."Bontiea and Tom Goss were the former chief operating officer and chief financial officer, respectively, at Preferred Family Healthcare Inc.," the court documents stated.Bontiea Bernedette Goss, 65, was sentenced to three years in prison, and her husband, Tommy “Tom” Ray Goss, 68, was sentenced to six years in prison. They.
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MISSOURI (KOAM) Two former Missouri Healthcare Charity executives have been sentenced for their roles in a multimillion-dollar bribery and embezzlement scheme.
A Missouri-based health care charity bribery and embezzlement scheme that had already put several former Arkansas lawmakers in prison had two former firm executives sentenced in federal court in April.