A federal grand jury has decided there is enough evidence to charge a 38 year old woman from Greensboro, North Carolina, with two counts of False Statement.
Erin Lynn Hower, M.D., pleaded not guilty.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to five years in custody and/or a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
In July of 2020, at Pine Ridge, South Dakota, Hower knowingly made false statements in an employment application she submitted to Indian Health Services.
The investigation is being conducted by Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Patterson is prosecuting the case.
Hower was released on bond pending trial. A trial date has been scheduled for May 2, 2023.
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