PITTSBURGH — An Armstrong County woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in a chiropractor's insurance fraud scheme.

Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh said 55-year-old Susie Horning of Leechburg accepted kickbacks from Westmoreland County chiropractor Douglas Henderson, who submitted fraudulent claims for treatment under Horning's insurance policy.

Henderson of Lower Burrell already pleaded guilty to defrauding Highmark out of more than $7 million by submitting false claims or having patients do it for him.

Horning is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 24.

PITTSBURGH — An Armstrong County woman was sentenced Tuesday to one year of house arrest for embezzling from the United Steelworkers of America.The home detention is part of a five-year probation sentence given to Deborah Anthony, 43, of Leechburg.Federal prosecutors said Anthony embezzled money from the Steelworkers' Local 1196 in 2003 and 2004. They said she wrote unauthorized checks to herself and third party vendors for personal use.Prosecutors said Anthony was the local union's financial secretary and bookkeeper.