Pharmacy Owner and Administrator Admit Roles in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme
TRENTON, N.J. – The co-owner and the administrator of a Union City, New Jersey, pharmacy today admitted their roles in conspiracies to defraud pharmacy benefit managers and health care benefit providers, including Medicare and Medicaid, of more than $65 million and to pay kickbacks and bribes to health care professionals and their staffs in exchange for referrals of prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Action Details
- Date:February 7, 2024
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions