TennCare fraud charges are lodged against 11 people in a police roundup in Fentress County. The arrests are the result of an undercover investigation targeting individuals selling prescription drugs. The arrests bring the total number of people arrested for TennCare fraud to 2,601 since the Office of Inspector (OIG) began investigating and pursuing this criminal activity.

With the help of Fentress County Sheriff’s Officers, the OIG charged all 11 people with selling prescription drugs that were obtained and paid for through TennCare healthcare insurance benefits.

“Fentress County officers were a key asset in building these cases and helping us make these arrests, “Inspector General Manny Tyndall said. “By pooling our resources with local officials, we are all covering much more ground and making progress in tackling the drug fraud problem, especially when people try to use public dollars to finance it.”

The 11 people arrested are:

-Adam D. Seber, 20, of Jamestown, charged with TennCare fraud and sale and delivery of a Schedule III controlled substance in connection with selling to an informant Buprenorphine, a drug used to treat addiction to painkillers such as hydrocodone or morphine.
-Kristin R. King, 28, of Jamestown, charged with TennCare fraud and sale and delivery of a Schedule III controlled substance for selling Buprenorphine to an informant.
-Mark D. Roysdon, 51, and Tracy Laverne Roysdon, 44, of Jamestown, a husband and wife who are charged separately with one count of TennCare fraud and charged together with two counts of sale and delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance. They’re accused of selling the painkillers Oxycodone and Morphine to an undercover informant.
-Johnny Dale Threet, 47, of Jamestown, charged with TennCare fraud and sale and delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance for selling the painkiller Morphine to an undercover informant.
-Leslie Jean Huff, 47, of Jamestown, charged with TennCare fraud and sale and delivery of a Schedule IV controlled substance for selling an informant the drug Clonazepam, used to treat seizures and panic disorders.
-Danny Ray Huff, 47, of Jamestown, charged with two counts of TennCare fraud, sale and delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance and sale and delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance in a drug free zone for selling the painkiller Morphine to an undercover informant.
-Amy M. Hamby, 41, of Jamestown, charged with TennCare fraud, two counts each of sale and delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance for selling the painkiller Oxycodone to an undercover informant.
-Regina Michelle Turner, 47, of Jamestown, charged with two counts of TennCare fraud and two counts each of sale and delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance for selling the painkiller Oxycodone to an undercover informant.
-Wendell E. Walker, 60, and Donna Jean Fulton Estes, 53, both of Jamestown, charged together with two counts of TennCare fraud, and sale and delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance in a drug free zone, in connection with selling the painkiller Oxycodone to an undercover informant. Estes is also charged with aiding and abetting Walker in the sale and delivery of Oxycodone.

TennCare fraud is a Class E felony carrying a sentence of up to two years in prison per charge. District Attorney General Jared Effler is prosecuting.

The OIG, which is separate from TennCare, began full operation in February 2005 and has investigated cases leading to more than $3 million being repaid to TennCare, with a total estimated cost avoidance of more than $163.6 million for TennCare, according to latest figures. To date, 2,601 people have been charged with TennCare fraud.

Anyone can report suspected TennCare fraud by calling 1-800-433-3982 toll-free from anywhere in Tennessee, or log on to www.tn.gov/tnoig/ and follow the prompts that read “Report TennCare Fraud.”