Ye scurvy dog of a WV official be walkin' the plank with a year of probation for his COVID lies. Arrr!
2024-05-13
Ahoy mateys! Timothy Priddy, a scallywag from West Virginia, be walkin' the plank on a year of probation for tellin' tall tales 'bout invoices from a company claimin' to have tested the state for the dreaded COVID. Beware the wrath of the law, ye landlubber! Arrrr!
In the waters of West Virginia, a former state health official named Timothy Priddy found himself in a bit of a pickle, ye see. He was caught lying about verifying invoices from a company claiming to be conducting COVID-19 tests for the state, arrr!The scallywag Priddy was sentenced to a measly one year of probation for his false statement to investigators, a punishment fit for a landlubber like him.The indictment charged Priddy with lying to federal agents about verifying vendor invoices for COVID-19 tests before approving them, a deed he did not actually do, according to the prosecutors.The 49-year-old pirate from Buffalo, West Virginia, faced the threat of a five-year prison stay and a hefty fine, but he walked the plank of employment instead when he left his job on the very day the indictment was announced.The investigation focused on vendors providing COVID-19 tests to the state, with one vendor submitting invoices approved by Priddy for a whopping sum of over $34 million, a treasure fit for the seven seas.The vendor reported results for only 49,000 tests but claimed costs for over 518,000 test kits, a scheme so bold even Blackbeard would raise an eyebrow.While questions remain about the legitimacy of the invoices, it seems Priddy's lies were not to protect the vendor, but to cover up his own incompetence, a true scoundrel indeed, har har!