CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two West Virginians were sentenced this week for separate Medicaid fraud cases.
Judges in Upshur County and Lincoln County sentenced Skybluewater Keys and Robert James Peterson respectively for their actions, in which both agreed to pay full restitution.
Keys, 44, of Buckhannon entered a guilty plea in April related to allegations of attempting to bill Medicaid for performing caregiver services from March 20, 2020 to April 12, 2020 for a family member who had died March 19, 2020. She received a prison sentence of up to 30 years which was suspended under fully paying restitution of $1,973.40. She will be placed on supervised probation for three years. Keys will also have to complete 240 hours of community service.
Peterson, 52 of Yawkey pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of felony Medicaid fraud after billing Medicaid for services involving his stepson from 2013 and 2015. Peterson was not caring for the child at the time and did not perform any services.
Peterson received a prison sentence of up to 10 years which was suspended upon his payment of full restitution worth $8,664.60.