Fourth Person Arrested in Dyer County for TennCare Fraud

DYER COUNTY, Tenn.- An undercover operation in Dyer County in connection with TennCare fraud saw a fourth person charged. Investigators said Misty Marie Buckner, 31, of Dyersburg was charged with fraud and the sale of a scheduled two controlled substance. Buckner is accused of using the state health insurance to obtain the painkiller morphine from a local pharmacy and later selling a portion of the drug to an undercover agent. If convicted, Buckner and 56 others indicted in the case could face a sentence of six years in prison.