By Caitlin Dineen Staff writer

DUNN - A Dunn couple indicted last year on health care and tax fraud charges pleaded guilty in federal court to some of the charges earlier this month.

John Curtis Alspaugh pleaded guilty to tax-related conspiracy and health care fraud and Helen Blue Alspaugh pleaded guilty to tax-related conspiracy Jan. 8, according to documents.

The Alspaughs owned and operated a home health care business called Basic Home Health Care Inc. The indictment alleged the couple failed to pay more than $458,000 in employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service between 2006 and 2007.

The health care fraud charges against John Curtis Alspaugh were related to allegations that he submitted false claims for the delivery of services. Between January 2006 and April 2011, documents show, he allegedly submitted 3,518 claims totaling more than $141,000 in services and fees.

Nine counts of failure to truthfully account for and pay over withholding and Social Security taxes, 16 counts of health care fraud and a count of aggravated identity theft againt John Alspaugh were dismissed, according to court documents. Seven counts of health care fraud against Helen Blue Alspaugh were dismissed.

The Alspaughs are scheduled to be sentenced April 9 in Greenville before Senior Court Judge Malcolm J. Howard.

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Dunn couple plead guilty to health care fraud