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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Richmond woman has pleaded guilty to defrauding a state-run program that helps children with birth-related neurological injuries.
Iris Allen faces two to 12 years in prison when she is sentenced May 14 in federal court. She pleaded guilty Monday to one count each of health care fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Prosecutors dropped 27 other counts and the 44-year-old Allen agreed to repay the nearly $800,000 she admitted taking from the Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Fund.
Allen was a benefits manager for the fund for more than four years. Prosecutors said she submitted false invoices for payments to companies she created.
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