Mississippi Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to More Than $180-Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
July 21, 2021
July 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 20, 2021:
A Mississippi pharmacist pleaded guilty today 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 medications that were ultimately dispensed by his pharmacies. The conduct allegedly resulted in more than $180 million in fraudulent bill . . .
A Mississippi pharmacist pleaded guilty today 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 medications that were ultimately dispensed by his pharmacies. The conduct allegedly resulted in more than $180 million in fraudulent bill . . .