Great Falls, Mont. – Dustin Tempel, 39, of Great Falls, admitted to lying about his income to receive more than $75,000 in Medicaid health care benefits. Tempel was fined $70,000 and sentenced to three years of probation on November 9th, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich stated in a press release. The court also ordered $75,493 restitution.
In court documents, the government alleged that during an investigation of Temple’s mother, Lynn Temple, investigators learned that Dustin Tempel had underreported his income by more than $300,000 during a five-year period.
During the period of underreporting, Temple applied for Medicaid, allegedly underrepresenting his actual income. As a result, Temple received $75,493 from Medicaid that he was not entitled to receive from 2017 to 2020. Lynn Temple, who was the finance manager for William Tempel Construction, was sentenced in April 2022 to 14 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $415,221 restitution for conviction on wire fraud.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan G. Weldon prosecuted the case. The FBI conducted the investigation. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided.
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