Former Twin Falls Deputy Coroner Sentenced in Fraud Case

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A former Twin Falls County deputy coroner has reached a plea agreement in a Medicaid fraud case. The Times-News reports 40-year-old Shaiyenne Anton entered an Alford plea Monday to grand theft and provider fraud.

In an Alford plea, a defendant doesn't admit guilt but acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to gain a conviction. Prosecutors plan to ask that Anton serve at least a year in prison and pay $47,500 in restitution when she is sentenced on Feb. 18.

Prosecutors say Anton lied about taking Medicaid patients to and from medical appointments and billed for nearly $106,000 in mileage reimbursements over the course of a decade. An investigation found Anton reported taking patients to doctor's appointments on days she was working in the coroner's office.