Post by Logan on Jun 10, 2016 14:39:37 GMT -6
Reality TV star sentenced for Social Security and Medicaid fraud
A reality TV star was fined and placed on probation after pleading guilty to accusations of Social Security and Medicaid fraud.
Former Barre resident Paul Hebert, 51, now of Gloucester, Massachusetts, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Vermont to four years of probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine in addition to paying a total of $53,661 in restitution.
Hebert pleaded guilty in January. He starred as a fishing boat captain on “Wicked Tuna,” a National Geographic Channel reality show.
According to a news release from the U.S. attorney for the District of Vermont’s office, court papers say Hebert lied during a 2009 hearing as part of his application to receive Supplemental Security Income, a federal disability benefit, saying that he was unable to lift household objects or drive. He was approved for the program beginning in November 2010.
Read more: vtdigger.org/2016/06/09/reality-tv-star-sentenced-for-social-security-and-medicaid-fraud/
A reality TV star was fined and placed on probation after pleading guilty to accusations of Social Security and Medicaid fraud.
Former Barre resident Paul Hebert, 51, now of Gloucester, Massachusetts, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Vermont to four years of probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine in addition to paying a total of $53,661 in restitution.
Hebert pleaded guilty in January. He starred as a fishing boat captain on “Wicked Tuna,” a National Geographic Channel reality show.
According to a news release from the U.S. attorney for the District of Vermont’s office, court papers say Hebert lied during a 2009 hearing as part of his application to receive Supplemental Security Income, a federal disability benefit, saying that he was unable to lift household objects or drive. He was approved for the program beginning in November 2010.
Read more: vtdigger.org/2016/06/09/reality-tv-star-sentenced-for-social-security-and-medicaid-fraud/