Contact Office of Public Affairs August 26 2020 2025146551 Inmate Death at FMC Carswell WASHINGTON DC On Thursday July 3 2020 inmate Marie Nebatested positive for COVID19at theFederal Medical Cen ID: 862503
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Office of Public Affairs August 26 , 2020 202 - 514 - 6551 Inmate Death at FMC Carswell WASHINGTON, D.C.: On Thursday, July 3 , 2020, inmate Marie Neba tested positive for COVID - 19 at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell, in Fort Worth, Texas, and was immediately placed in isolation. On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, Ms. Neba was considered recovered by medical staff as determined by CDC guidelines . On Monday, August 10, 2020, Ms. Neba was evaluated by institutional medical staff for abdominal pain and shortness of breath, and was admitted to the facility ’ s Nursing Care Unit . On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, she was transported to a local hospital for further treatment and evaluation. While at the hospital, her condition declined , and on Monday, August 24, 2020 , she was placed on a ventilator . On T uesday, August 25 , 2020, Ms. Neba, who had long - term, preexisting medical conditions, w hich the CDC lists as risk factors for developing more severe COVID - 19 disease, was pronounced dead by hospital staff. Ms. Neba was a 56 - year - old female who was sentenced in the Southern District of Texas to a 900 - month sentence for Conspiracy t o Commit Health Care Fraud, Health Care Fraud , Aiding and Abetting, False Statements Relating to Health Care Matters, Conspiracy t o Pay and Receive Health Care Kickbacks , Payment and Receipt of Health Care Kickbacks , and Conspiracy to Commit the Laundering of Monet ary Instruments . Ms. Neba had been in custody at FMC Carswell since September 26, 2017 . FMC Carswell is an Administrative facility that currently houses 1 301 female offenders. The Bureau of Prisons will continue to provide daily updates and inform ation on actions related to COVID - 19 at www.bop.gov/coronavirus/index.jsp . Additional information about the Bureau of Prisons can be found at www.bop.gov . ### U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons