Ernest Brown (source: www.tn.gov/tnoig)-
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NEW TAZEWELL (WATE) - A New Tazewell man is charged with TennCare fraud for allegedly selling prescription drugs paid for by the program.
Ernest Brown, 58, was arrested after a joint investigation with the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office and the Office of Inspector General.
Brown is charged with one count of TennCare fraud, two counts of sale of a Schedule II controlled substance and two counts of delivery of Schedule II controlled substance.
He's accused of getting morphine with TennCare benefits and planning to sell a portion of it.
TennCare fraud is a Class E felony carrying a sentence of up to two years in prison.
The sale of and delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance is a Class E felony. It's punishable by three to six years in prison per charge.
