Prosecutors Announce 7th Guilty Plea in Compound Drug Scheme

The owner of several Florida pharmacies and shell companies has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, admitting his role in a $100 million compound drug scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa announced.  Nicholas A. Borgesano Jr. of New Port Richey is the seventh person to plead guilty in a fraud scheme that victimized private insurance carriers, Medicare and the Tricare health insurance program for military personnel, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. The 45-year-old Borgesano has agreed to forfeit a 50-foot boat and several parcels of re...