The former owner of a home health care company in Portsmouth was sentenced Wednesday to one year in federal prison for her role in an $863,600 Medicaid fraud.
Prosecutors had wanted 54-year-old Sandy Varzmanesh locked up for at least 2½ years while the defense wanted house arrest or probation.
After a mix-up over an alleged escape, the Federal Bureau of Prisons soon will release a former Newport News investment broker back to home confinement.
Norfolk, VA (AP): "...The website was founded by drug trafficker Paul LeRoux, but Ryan's attorney said his client didn't know LeRoux's connection to RX Limited until he read about him in The Virginian-Pilot. 'He never met LeRoux,' Trey Kelleter said of his client. 'He didn't know LeRoux existed.'"
Daily Press, March 10, 2020: "Is former airport director Ken Spirito the leader or the 'fall guy'? A jury is deciding his fate."