Nancy Tingle, age 54, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison as a result of her conviction for healthcare fraud. Following her release from custody, Tingle will serve 3 years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $462,811.55 and a special assessment of $100. According to court documents, between on or about 2012 and continuing until the Fall of 2018, Tingle worked as the business office manager at Firesteel Healthcare Community in Mitchell, South Dakota. Tingle defrauded Firesteel Healthcare Community out of Medicaid funds intended for Firesteel Healthcare Community. She knew that she was not authorized to receive the funds and fraudulently used them for personal items and expenditures. The loss attributable to Tingle’s fraudulent conduct exceeded $467,000. She also failed to pay taxes on the taxable income that she obtained through fraud, resulting in over $100,000 in unpaid taxes.
