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New York Pharmacist Charged With Defrauding Medicare And Medicaid Of More Than $5 Million Through Fraudulent Billing Of Prescription Medications

A twenty-four-count indictment was unsealed this morning in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Andrew Barrett, a licensed pharmacist, with health care fraud, filing false claims, unlawful monetary transactions, filing false personal tax returns, and the filing of and assisting in the preparation of false corporate tax returns.1 Barrett will be arraigned at 2:00 pm today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven M. Gold at the U. S. Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:March 19, 2015
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions