Former Saltville Rescue Squad member Monica Jane Hicks pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud on Thursday. She appeared before federal judge James Jones on a pre-arranged plea deal. Hicks faces up to 10 years in prison and a quarter million dollar fine. Prosecutors allege that she falsified documents under the direction of former squad president Eddie Wayne Louthian Senior. He faces a September trial, and 60 years in prison if he is convicted. (jb)