Ex-West Virginia Health Official Sentenced for False COVID-19 Invoice Verification

Timothy Priddy receives one year probation for lying about approving vendor invoices for COVID-19 testing services.

Priddy falsely claimed to have verified vendor invoices for COVID-19 tests worth over $34 million.
The vendor's invoices reflected costs for 518,000 test kits but only reported 49,000 tests conducted.
Federal investigators found no evidence of Priddy colluding with the vendor for personal gain.
Priddy's false statements hindered the investigation into potential overbilling by the vendor.
The West Virginia Health Department cooperated fully with the federal investigation.