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Former public defender sentenced to prison for healthcare fraud

States Newsroom · September 30, 2026

A former public defender from western Iowa has been sentenced to five months in prison for defrauding Medicaid and cancer patients. In June, a federal grand jury in Nebraska charged Iowa-licensed attorney Cassi Wigington with healthcare fraud. Prosecutors alleged that beginning in 2012, Wigington fraudulently sold…

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Former public defender sentenced to prison for healthcare fraud

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