Warner Robins Woman Sentenced in $5.4 Million Georgia Medicaid Fraud Scheme
MACON, Ga. – A Warner Robins woman has been sentenced to a decade in prison and probation after pleading guilty to defrauding the Georgia Medicaid program out of more than $5.4 million, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced.
63-year-old Elizabeth Sue Ivester was convicted of one count of health care fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. She entered her guilty plea on Oct. 2, 2025, in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Macon Division. On Jan. 8, 2026, a federal judge sentenced Ivester to 10 years, with seven years to be served in federal prison followed by strict probation. She was also ordered to pay $5,437,283.26 in restitution.
According to prosecutors, Ivester carried out a large-scale fraud scheme through her company, Liberty Medical, Inc., submitting tens of thousands of false claims to Medicaid for durable medical equipment that was never ordered or provided. Investigators determined Ivester submitted 77,095 fraudulent claims, unlawfully using the identification numbers of 7,684 Medicaid recipients and falsely representing the identity of a prescribing physician.
“This was a massive scheme to defraud not only Georgia taxpayers but real patients in need of care,” said Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr. “Anyone who attempts to abuse and exploit our Medicaid program will be identified, prosecuted, and forced to pay back every dollar they stole.”
The case was investigated and prosecuted by Carr’s Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
Kelly Blackmon, special agent in charge with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, said the agency remains committed to protecting federal health care programs and holding accountable those who exploit Medicaid patients for personal gain.
