Attorney General Laxalt Announces Sentencing of Meadow Valley Pharmacy Manager for Insurance and Medicaid Fraud of $1.5 Million
Carson City, NV - Today, Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt announced that Angela Walker, 45, of Caliente, was sentenced for insurance and Medicaid fraud. Walker previously pleaded guilty to the felonies for her role in defrauding insurance companies by billing for large amounts of compound pharmaceutical prescriptions that were rarely provided as billed to the patients or prescribed by a physician. Walker was the pharmacy manager at Meadow Valley Pharmacy (MVP) located in Caliente, Nevada. The head pharmacist, Adam Katschke, was convicted in January 2017 for his role in the fraud conducted at MVP. The fraudulent acts were committed between April 2013 and April 2015.
Action Details
- Date:April 28, 2017
- Agency:Nevada Attorney General
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Enforcement Types:
- State Enforcement Agencies