2 arrested for allegedly submitting fake COVID test insurance claims

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Two North Texans have been arrested and charged with defrauding several insurance companies by sending them fake claims for COVID tests, prosecutors announced Friday.

On Dec. 15, Terrance Barnard, 39, and Connie Jo Clampitt, 51, were arrested and charged with one count each of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, ten counts each of healthcare fraud, seven counts each of aggravated identity theft, and one count each of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The pair was indicted by a grand jury on Dec. 5.

Barnard is accused of using his position as a lab tech at several clinics to steal patient data that included names, addresses, dates of birth, and insurance information.

 

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