THOMASTON PEDIATRICIAN DR. KATHY MANSFIELD HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT REGARDING A GUILTY PLEA SHE ENTERED LAST WEEK ON CHARGES OF MEDICAID FRAUD. ACCORDING TO GEORGIA’S ATTORNEY GENERAL SHE WAS SENTENCED TO FINE, PROBATION, AND RESTITUTION OF $537,000. IN A STATEMENT PROVIDED TO TGA NEWS, DR. MANSFIELD SAID “ THE JUDGE ALLOWED ME TO ENTER A SPECIAL PLEA UNDER A RARELY USED RULE—AN ALFORD PLEA—WHERE GUILT IS DENIED AND I WAS ALLOWED TO MAINTAIN MY INNOCENCE. THE COURT UNDERSTOOD THAT MY STAFF AND I SIMPLY MADE A VERY REPETITIVE, COSTLY MISTAKE. I HAD BEEN OFFERING TO REPAY THE MONEY I OWE THE STATE FOR YEARS BEFORE THIS CASE WAS FILED. I DECIDED TO USE THIS ALFORD RULE TO ENTER MY SPECIAL PLEA SO THAT THERE WOULD BE NO RISK WHATSOEVER THAT I WOULD BE TAKEN AWAY FROM MY TWO CHILDREN. WHAT I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW IS THAT THIS IS A BILLING ISSUE ONLY, NOT AN ISSUE OF PATIENT CARE. MY PRACTICE IS OPEN AND WILL REMAIN OPEN, AS MY TOP PRIORITY IS TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE FOR ALL THE CHILDREN IN OUR AREA. “ ACCORDING TO THE PRESS RELEASE FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL SAM OLENS, PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES OF THOMASTON USED GREATER AMOUNTS OF THE DRUG SYNAGIS THAN DR. MANSFIELD ACTUALLY PURCHASED AND USED ON PATIENTS IN HER CLINIC.
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