Tulsa Man Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar COVID-19 Test Fraud Scheme

TULSA, Okla. (KOKH) — A Tulsa man who submitted fraudulent insurance claims for COVID-19 testing has been sentenced to serve 54 months in federal prison.

William Paul Gray was charged through criminal information in March and pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud.

Gray was also ordered to pay over seven million dollars in restitution by U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr.

Documented in plea papers, Gray admitted that he and his coconspirators accessed private patient information, including names, dates of birth, and insurance subscriber names through confidential electronic medical records to obtain large amounts of patient information.

Gray and his coconspirators then used this information to submit claims to various insurance providers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare, Aetna, Humana, and Molina Health Care for COVID-19 testing that was never performed.

The patients had not requested said testing and were also unaware that their information was being used.

It is also reported that Gray admitted that the “labs” where Gray’s coconspirators claimed the testing occurred were shell entities that never operated as labs.

These entities submitted $30 million in claims and were paid more than seven million dollars in reimbursement for fake testing.

Also charged are 52-year-old Connie Jo Clampitt, 40-year-old Terrance Barnard, and 37-year-old Don Hogg.

Clampitt, Barnard, and Hogg have each pled guilty and are awaiting sentencing.