BRISTOL – A joint investigation by special agents assigned to TBI’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division and TBI’s Drug Investigation Division has resulted in an indictment charging a former hospital registered nurse accused of diverting prescription narcotics for her own benefit. In December 2025, agents began investigating allegations involving Heather Nicole Leonard, a registered nurse at … Continue reading Former Hospital Registered Nurse Indicted, Charged with Prescription Drug Fraud
Former Memphis Caregiver Charged with Abuse of Vulnerable Adult
SHELBY COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division into a report of abuse of a vulnerable adult has resulted in an arrest. In August 2023, Special Agents received an allegation from Adult Protective Services that a vulnerable adult being cared for in a Memphis residence … Continue reading Former Memphis Caregiver Charged with Abuse of Vulnerable Adult
Nurse Practitioner Charged Following TBI Medicaid Fraud Investigation
LAWRENCEBURG – Working alongside investigators from the office of 22nd District Attorney General Brent Cooper, TBI Agents assigned to its Medicaid Fraud Control Division have obtained indictments for a nurse practitioner accused of fraudulently issuing prescriptions for scheduled drugs. The investigation into Patsy Burks (DOB 9-5-53) began in July of 2020, when allegations surfaced surrounding … Continue reading Nurse Practitioner Charged Following TBI Medicaid Fraud Investigation
