Former West Virginia Official Sentenced for Lying to Investigators About COVID Test Bills

Published on May 14, 2024

A former West Virginia health official was given a probational sentence after lying to federal investigators about whether he checked on the verification of vendor bills charging the state for COVID-19 testing services. Timothy Priddy, 49, of Buffalo, was sentenced to one year of probation on Monday for making a false statement. Mr. Priddy, who worked for the state’s Department of Health and Human Resources, pleaded guilty in January. Investigators interviewed Mr. Priddy on Aug. 2, 2022, about invoices submitted by a vendor that had billed the State of West Virginia for over $34 million for COVID-19 testing and related services, according to a press release by the Department of Justice (DOJ)....

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