A Carterville man was sentenced on Thursday, September 16 to four years of probation
for drug diversion and healthcare fraud charges. Joseph M. Mattingly, 42, was also ordered to pay
a $500 fine along with a $200 special assessment. According to court documents, Mattingly diverted Schedule II controlled substance (Hydrocodone) pills from a patient and defrauded the Medicare program of the cost of the pills. In 2018, Mattingly was employed as a nurse with Progress Port, a center for adults with intellectual disabilities in Williamson County. Between August 20, 2018 and October 30, 2018, Mattingly obtained possession of 25 Hydrocodone pills he falsely claimed he dispended to a Progress Port resident, which he diverted for his own personal use. Mattingly took three Hydrocodone pills intended for the same Progress Port resident and replaced those pills with Tylenol, an over-the-counter medication at three separate locations.
