She used the stamp of a deceased doctor: a nurse defrauds 1.5 million euros from social security

Une infirmière a escroqué plusieurs CPAM grâce à plus de 80 000 actes fictifs MAXPPP – Richard Villalon

From 2017 to 2020, Maryse Mercier, a liberal nurse, defrauded Social Security of 1.5 million euros with more than 80,000 fictitious acts. She was sentenced this Wednesday, April 17, to 5 years in prison, including two years at home, and a fine of 30,000 euros.

She was the mastermind of a large-scale fraud for four years. Maryse Mercier, 67, billed nearly 81,449 fictitious acts from 2017 to 2020, scamming 34 health insurance funds. Through this fraud, she then embezzled more than 1.5 million euros, we learn La Marseillaise.

With the help of accomplices, the nurse was able to recover 100% social security cards and emergency medical aid certificates belonging to migrants . Once in its possession, it made prescriptions validated by the stamp of a deceased doctor, describe our colleagues from France Bleu.

5 years in prison and 30,000 euros fine

The fraudster was sentenced this Wednesday April 17 by the Marseille court to 5 years in prison, 3 of which were suspended. During the two-year period, the liberal nurse will be assigned to their home with an electronic bracelet. She was permanently banned from practicing the nursing profession. The court also ordered her to pay a fine of 30,000 euros, while confiscating eight properties acquired through the fraud.

Her husband, who denies having any knowledge of the fraud, is sentenced to 12 months in prison for receiving stolen goods. Two other accomplices were sentenced to 3 years in prison, two of which were suspended.

The sixty-year-old, who declared having been the victim of pressure by the co-defendants and henchmen, was unable to convince the judges. They denounce acts which "undermine this precious asset which is the free health system which is based on national solidarity"< /em>.