Get Permission
A Georgia man has been sentenced to federal prison in an unusual case in which he portrayed himself as a whistleblower while falsely reporting to authorities that a hospital worker committed criminal HIPAA violations.
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice said Jeffrey Parker of Rincon, Georgia, was sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of making false statements. Parker also was fined $1,200.
Prosecutors say Parker admitted that he “engaged in an intricate scheme” in October 2019 when he contacted the U.S. Justice Department, claiming that a former acquaintance who worked at an unidentified Savannah hospital had violated HIPAA's privacy provisions.