Elkton man charged with TennCare fraud

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – An Elkton, Kentucky, man was arrested Tuesday after being indicted by the grand jury on insurance fraud charges.

Rene Gonzalez, 44, is charged with obtaining TennCare in February 2011 for himself and his children by “fraudulently representing that he and his children lived in Tennessee,” according to the indictment.

Between February 2011 and August 2013, Gonzalez obtained medical assistance services and benefits totalling more than $10,000 for himself and his children, the indictment said.

The Office of Inspector General investigated the case, and Gonzalez was indicted in November 2014, but served the indictment Tuesday.

Gonzalez is charged with five counts of Tenncare fraud and one count of theft of service. He was booked in the Montgomery County Jail on a $5,000 bond and has since bonded out.

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Tavia D. Green, 245-0742

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