A federal grand jury in Benton has returned a six-count indictment charging a Herrin woman with submitting false medical documents to her employer, obstruction of justice and Medicare fraud.
The U.S. attorney reports 56-year-old Theresa Kelly, a licensed clinical psychologist, was employed by the VA Medical Center in Marion.
According to court documents, between November 2016 and August 2020, she submitted fraudulent medical documentation in the name of real and fake medical providers as part of the approval process for reasonable accommodations and medical leave.
The indictment also alleges in December 2020, Kelly obstructed justice in a civil proceeding by submitting fraudulent medical documentation to her attorney to get a continuance.
Between May 2016 and January 2018, Kelly is accused of a scheme to defraud Medicare and obtain payment for psychiatric services worth $54,000 she did not provide to residents of of Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin.
Kelly's arraignment is scheduled for December 19.
