FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Nebraska woman accused of visiting hundreds of medical facilities around the country to obtain unnecessary prescription drugs with her Medicare benefits has pleaded guilty to fraud.
Lowie Norma Christie entered the plea in federal court in Fargo on Monday. She faces up to 10 years in prison and also has agreed to pay more than $107,000 in restitution.
In exchange for her guilty plea, prosecutors dropped five other counts against her. She’s to be sentenced on March 23.
Authorities say Christie caused about 1,830 claims to be submitted to Medicare for prescription drugs between January 2007 and July 2013. She was accused of obtaining prescriptions at four hospitals in North Dakota.