Maryse Mercier, 67, invoiced 81,449 fictitious acts to 34 departmental health insurance funds, causing total damage estimated at 1,524,538 euros. The court confiscated eight real estate properties acquired with the proceeds of the offense as well as sums seized from the couple's various accounts amounting to around 115,000 euros.
Her husband, who claimed to be unaware of the fraud committed by his wife - which the court said he did not believe - was sentenced to 12 months in prison for receiving stolen goods. She had previously had problems with Social Security for overpayments, overbillings, and fictitious acts, noting that since the 2000s, the liberal nurse had had issues with the system. She was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison, including three years suspended on probation. The final part, two years in jail, will be served at home under an electronic bracelet, ordered by the court, which also imposed a fine of 30,000euros for the fraud.