Investigation Into TennCare Fraud Leads to Arrest of Memphis Woman

MEMPHIS – An investigation by special agents with the Medicaid Fraud Control Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Memphis woman.

In January 2024, TBI received information from a TennCare Managed Care Organization alleging an employee was fraudulently submitting timesheets.  During the course of the investigation, agents developed information that in July 2023, Varoneca Parker billed TennCare for time and services that she never provided.

In March 2025, a Shelby County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Varoneca Parker (DOB: 09/26/1988) with one count of TennCare Fraud. Parker was apprehended on March 10 and booked in the Shelby County Jail on a $20,000 bond.

The charges and allegations referenced in this release are merely accusations of criminal conduct and not evidence. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.

NOTE: The TBI’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $10,782,912 for federal Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $3,594,302 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, is funded by the State of Tennessee.