The former supervisor, Francine Ann Priestas, was named as the sole defendant in an 11-count indictment in June. In September of last year, she pleaded guilty to mail fraud charges in connection with a scheme that involved submitting 156 false billing statements on the UPMC system and receiving payments totaling more than $184,835.
In addition to her prison sentence, Ms. Priestas was ordered to pay $184,835 in restitution, according to the DOJ.
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