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Story summary
- Morgan Ortiz, a former New Mexico State Police officer, was sentenced to three years in prison for Medicaid fraud.
- Ortiz pleaded guilty to charges, including billing over $800,000 in fraudulent claims while running a substance abuse recovery program.
- The fraud occurred from 2019 to April 2021.
- Ortiz was ordered to pay $1.5 million in restitution.
- Ortiz resigned from the police force after a DWI arrest.
