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Mississippi Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To $180M Health Care Fraud Scheme

September 5, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 20, 2021 that a Mississippi pharmacist pleaded guilty for his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE and private insurance companies by paying kickbacks to distributors for the referral of medically unnecessary compounded prescription[...]

Mississippi Pharmacy Owner Sentenced To 18-Year Prison Sentence For His Part In $287M Health Care Fraud Scheme

February 7, 2021

On January 15, 2021, the U. S. Department of Justice announced that a 54-year-old Mississippi businessman who co-owned numerous compounding pharmacies and pharmaceutical distributors was sentenced to 18 years in prison on his guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Podiatrist’s Conviction For His Involvement In Illegal Kickback Scheme

December 15, 2020

On November 24, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a Georgia podiatrist’s conviction and sentence for his alleged role in an illegal kickback scheme involving TRICARE, a federal program for members of the military and their families. The Defendant, Dr. Alap Sha[...]

Compounding Pharmacist Found Guilty In $21.8M Health Care Fraud Case

April 13, 2020

The United States Department of Justice announced on March 11, 2020 that a federal jury in Texas has found a 75-year-old pharmacist guilty of charges related to health care fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. After a six-day trial, the jury convicted the pharmacist on one count each of conspira[...]

Seven Indicted For $50M In Medically Unnecessary Prescriptions In 50-Count New Jersey Indictment

March 28, 2019

The Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey announced on March 15, 2019 that a federal grand jury has returned a 50-count indictment charging seven people with defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $50 million by submit[...]

Rampant Fraud Involving Scar And Pain Creams Sold By Compounding Pharmacies And Prescribed By Doctors

November 30, 2017

A 22-year-old Texas woman was found dead in her bathtub by her mother in November 2014 from the toxic effects of two drugs in the prescription pain cream that she used shortly before her death, which was prepared by a Texas compounding pharmacy. Shortly before her death, the young woman texted a fri[...]

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