A former West Virginia state health official, Timothy Priddy, has been sentenced to one year of probation for making a false statement to investigators regarding vendor invoices for COVID-19 tests. Priddy, 49, pleaded guilty to lying about verifying invoices from a company that conducted COVID-19 tests for the state as part of a back-to-school program.
The indictment, filed in October, revealed that Priddy falsely claimed to have verified the vendor's invoices before approving them, although he had not made any verification efforts. Priddy, who held managerial positions with the state Bureau for Public Health, resigned on the day the indictment was announced.
