Farmington Woman Sentenced for HIPPA Violation
A Farmington woman has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to unlawfully obtaining and disclosing protected health information in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Tonya D’Agostino, 53, was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay $13,410.42 in restitution by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford in Rochester.
According to prosecutors, D’Agostino mailed a package on March 23, 2023, to an individual in Medina, NY, containing private health information of four people without authorization. Authorities said she intended to use the information in an effort to obtain $216,000 from the recipient.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.