La. U.S. Attorney: Slidell Woman Sentenced to Year and a Day in Prison and Ordered to Repay the Government Over $1.2M in Restitution for Pandemic-Related Healthcare Fraud
July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release:
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MELISSA J. WATSON ("WATSON"), of Slidell, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Darrel J. Papillion to twelve months and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, a mandatory $100 special assessment fee, and payment of restitution totaling $1,281,818.
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MELISSA J. WATSON ("WATSON"), of Slidell, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Darrel J. Papillion to twelve months and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, a mandatory $100 special assessment fee, and payment of restitution totaling $1,281,818.