Darrell Dickinson submitted false claim information on funeral costs to get money through a program that helps cover such expenses

Authorities say 59-year-old Darrell Dickinson submitted false claim information on funeral costs to get money through a program that helps cover such expenses for qualified Medicaid recipients. A criminal complaint says Dickinson fraudulently billed for 27 funerals between 2003 and 2006.judge has sentenced a La Crosse funeral home owner for fraudulent billing of a state funeral-assistance program.Dickinson pleaded guilty in July to two counts of felony public-assistance fraud and repaid the state $55,000 in a deal with prosecutors.
La Crosse County Circuit Judge Todd Bjerke sentenced Dickinson to six months in jail but specified that he must serve the first 72 hours behind bars and can do the rest of his time on electronic monitoring.