Philadelphia woman charged for selling part of TennCare prescription
 
NASHVILLE (WATE) -- A Philadelphia woman is charged with TennCare fraud for selling prescription drugs inspectors say she got through the program.

Michele Grant, 40, was arrested in a joint effort by the Morgan County Sheriff's Office and the Loudon County Sheriff's Office.

Grant was indicted on charges of getting a prescription for a pain patch called Fentanyl, using TennCare to partially pay for it and then selling part of it.

TennCare fraud is a Class E felony. It carries a sentence of up to two years in prison.

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5/25/09