Justice Dept.: 9 Defendants Sentenced in $126M Compounding Fraud Scheme
April 15, 2023
April 15, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
Nine defendants - including three compounding pharmacy owners, a physician, two pharmacists, and three patient recruiters - were sentenced yesterday for their respective roles in a years-long, multi-state scheme to defraud the Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) and TRICARE, the health care program for U.S. service members and their families.
Nine defendants - including three compounding pharmacy owners, a physician, two pharmacists, and three patient recruiters - were sentenced yesterday for their respective roles in a years-long, multi-state scheme to defraud the Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) and TRICARE, the health care program for U.S. service members and their families.