Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Elizabeth Sue Ivester, 63, of Warner Robins, has been convicted on one count of Healthcare Fraud and one count of Aggravated Identity Theft for engaging in a scheme to defraud the Georgia Medicaid program of more than $5.4 million. On Jan. 8, 2026, she was sentenced to 10 years, with the first seven years to be served in federal prison and the remainder on strict probation. Ivester was also ordered to pay full restitution totaling $5,437,283.26. As the owner and operator of Liberty Medical, Inc., Ivester submitted 77,095 fraudulent claims for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) that was never ordered or dispended. Those claims, totaling over $5 million, unlawfully used the ID numbers of 7,684 Medicaid recipients and falsely represented the identity of one prescribing physician.